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Ellie switched from the cheeses to the meat.  She would at interval feed Henry who would nervously bit quickly to cause pieces to float in the water around them.  Ellie fished them out before laughing. Henry liked that she hadn't complained and was alright if he made small mistakes here and there with her.

As they finished the board, they sank into their wines.  Even though it was store bought, as Henry was good company she did not mine the oversweet taste.  The wine was watery too, by her standards. There wasn't enough alcohol for her taste, she much preferred the wines in the downstairs of Stanford Hall.  She liked that he knew supermarket brands as well as he did high end ones, this was a side to Henry Wong she knew he preferred to keep hidden.