"Well, I hope you have a pleasant meal," she said. "Have you eaten here before? I confess to booking this place quite off the cuff. My husband," here she shoots Sam a glance, who has gone ahead to consult with a waiter about their booking, "needs a break from work. He worries too much, you see."
She smiles. "I'm sorry. I'm a complete stranger off the street, and you probably didn't need to know that." Vicky quite likes talking to strangers - anything to find out more about her husband's country and his people, who were the same and yet quite different from her own.