If the tables had been turned, there wouldn't have just been awkwardness, there would have been anger and creaming and perhaps the police called. Strange, maybe, to have James called on his own brother, but it would have happened. "He's hardly a shut in."

Fabrice's mother was entirely different. however, and it surprises Demetri. "That would be nice," he says, not letting go of Fabrice's hand. They've made their statement, in their way. "The local breweries are good."