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mallest of the three rooms that had been converted for public dining。
It was exquisitely decorated in Colonial style; with a smattering of the
English; a dab of the French; and a triumphant dose of pure Americana。
This particular room held only three tables; each set for two。 Theirs
was in a far corner; lit softly by a candle。 It was an intimate setting;
one Chloe would have wished to avoid had she been thinking clearly。
But she wasn't。 At some point Ross had ceased to be a part of the past。
There was only the candlelit present。 She looked over the flickering
flame and met his gaze。
〃Do you like it?〃 he asked; endearingly eager。
She smiled。 〃I do。〃
〃I asked the maitre d' to bring a bottle of Chassagne de Montrachet。〃
If his fluency in French amazed her; his knowledge of fine wines was no
less astonishing。 Fine wines were something she did know something
about; a legacy of her father's acclaimed cellar。 Unable to resist; she
grinned。 〃So that's how the Army sedates its brats。 Fine wine。 And here
I felt so sorry for you。 I'm sure the Chassagne de Montrachet will be
superb。〃
Ross laughed。 〃The Army had nothing to do with it。 I developed a taste
for wine after I left the Peace Corps。 I have several treasured bottles
at home…a Mouton…Rothschild; a Chateau Lafite…Rothschfld。 My favorite is
a 1959 Ceteaux du Layon from the Loire Valley。〃
〃Whoa。 Very impressive。 What other goodies do you have up your sleeve?〃
His right hand flew to his left cuff; one long finger making a pretense
of searching。 The search was forgotten when the maitre d' reappeared;
wine in hand; to present the bottle to Ross。
While