but the restraint soon turned into relaxed laughter and assurances that , yes , they were having a good timea great timeand everything was fine and the food was excellent , the swedish meatballs being the best they had ever tasted , and yes , they would try the eggnog and no , there were no hidden glasses of champagne in the sunroom with the young people and could she please tell darrel his big brother said to come down and have a word with the bartender because he was tripping about serving the guests as much as they wanted .