that of a dinner companion of mine the other night....his name is jean michel ribes...a playwright...from Paris....his wife's sister(a dear dear friend of mine) showed me a magazine that touted jean michel as one of the 100 most influential Parisians today !
at any rate jean michel and i arrived at a clear understanding of each other's conversational skills and ability to look 'beneath the surface' of events....he also complimented my attempt to converse in french with the most pleasing obliging phrases...all in all the evening was a triumph of groinpuller savoir faire.....and mirabile dictu he was a passionate siderophile and naturally enough i regaled him with stories of derring do on the high rail....he said he would change lives with me in a moment!

but please...s'il vous plait, have a lovely day won't you ?