He doesn't turn to look, while he's depositing his offering and taking his seat. He knows who she's talking about, first of all, and second, if he looks now, and doesn't do anything, it will be that much harder to approach the woman later and act like he's only just noticed her, if he decides to be in the mood for that. Third, he's made a habit of undivided attention, the sort that makes people feel like they're the most important people in the room even when they aren't, though in this case—fourth, and last of all—Yseult really is.
"—and only one and a half friends."
Important, see.
The bottle's already mostly uncorked, courtesy of the bar staff, but he hands it to Yseult to finish the job.
like virgin snow
He doesn't turn to look, while he's depositing his offering and taking his seat. He knows who she's talking about, first of all, and second, if he looks now, and doesn't do anything, it will be that much harder to approach the woman later and act like he's only just noticed her, if he decides to be in the mood for that. Third, he's made a habit of undivided attention, the sort that makes people feel like they're the most important people in the room even when they aren't, though in this case—fourth, and last of all—Yseult really is.
"—and only one and a half friends."
Important, see.
The bottle's already mostly uncorked, courtesy of the bar staff, but he hands it to Yseult to finish the job.