We haven’t seen each other for almost two years, and I just spoke with her, and we thought you might agree to help….is that OK, Mr. Desi xxx I tried to concentrate on my beer, but a hand on my left leg, Liem’s, showed me this evening was to be no easier than any other one with them. Thank you for listening.” And she leaned over and hugged me tightly, and turned her face to mine to kiss me – just as Anh emerged into my view from the room, vigorously rubbing dry her hair, wrapped in another towel, just long enough to cover her. Liem offered me dinner at her house, before we left the office, but I countered with one at my hotel an hour or so later: public and able to finish early; I really did want a straight-forward night’s sleep. What I was more concerned about, truthfully, was what
