It was strange how he could say a fair number of words without really giving any information at all, Camilla thought. Her own friends tended to be masters of the improbable anecdote. Even when they weren't telling the truth, it was charming enough that you'd like to believe it. Whether Jeff had in fact met boring people or whether he just didn't know how to make them sound as interesting as they were, Camilla really found nothing she could say in response, except to note, "How nice you did happen upon a friend from your own neck of the woods, temporally speaking. Not every reunion here is always so pleasant." She sipped her martini, glancing about.