Stop fidgeting while we jump to conclusions about your condition

SOLICITOR Gerald Kean was at some high profile dinner engagement, at a table with several other people, most of them new to him.

He wanted his water glass refilled. Then he needed his water glass refilled. He waved at the nearest busy waiter, who ignored him. Then he muttered to the woman next to him that the service was dire.

“No, it actually isn’t,” she told him. “You’ve gone through that carafe quicker than would be normal. And it’s the second one they’ve brought to this table.”