Privately Cecily considered that somehow who Adrian thought "had a stick up his arse" wasn't necessarily anal, but perhaps just in possession of a more accurate moral compass. She knew better than to voice her thoughts, however. And clearly family wasn't a happy topic of conversation with everyone. How she knew that.
She took another sip of her drink, which was beginning to do its work and make her relax. "They do say that nothing is worth denying yourself in order to spend another three years in a nursing home," she said with a non-committal shrug which didn't suggest whether she believed in this ethos one way or another. With Cecily though, a conclusion wouldn't take too much logic. She racked her brain for another subject. "Are you reading anything at the moment?"