"Come on inside?" That was what we heard from Mrs Taylor. "Here may not be such a good place for this discussion."

We obeyed her voice and went into the inner room of her store. There, we sat on a sofa big enough to contain the three of us. I sat at the end by the left, whereas Mrs Taylor and Mr Simeon sat at the extreme by the right and the centre, respectively.

"You are welcome to my humble abode, I guess you guys need some wine after such a long journey?"

"How can I say no? Or are you expecting me to reject some wine from you? You...