It pleased him to find such an intellectual and broad mind in such a beauty as Rowena. He found such a gift a rarity of late, but she certainly was one of a kind. He felt comfortable talking to her as the rest of the room slowly went out of focus. “I am glad that you share such opinions of wealth as I do, it is indeed fortunate that we have the means so that others less fortunate can prosper also. My companion Cooper is from such a background, if it was not for him I would not be here tonight and if it was not for I he would not be here also. The reasons of which are two poles apart, of course. For he has saved my life on numerous occasions. I have tried to return the favour, to a small degree, by allowing him to live in relative comfort.”<br/><br/>Knowing that she would have been here on this day anyway, gave him a comfortable feeling inside. He smiled at this and commented “I am glad to hear that the fates would have brought us to this occasion, no matter what your father had decided to do. It pleases me greatly that you decided to tell me this news. Grateful indeed.”<br/><br/>Wishing this meal to end so that he could whisk her way was become quite apparent, he tried to keep it from showing to much but the occasional look at the Grandfather clock was becoming a little more obvious. Trying to stay focussed he remarked “I have indeed been lucky enough to be exposed to such places that you speak off, during my time in India. On occasion when the opportunity arose I would travel across the northern boarder into China. As you say a different land with an intriguing and rich culture. Even though I appreciate being exposed to such things, as I grow older I find the comforts of home to be a little more appealing. Not to say that I would not go out there again should the mood take me.”<br/>