There may have been alcohol involved

Last night, the American Counsul General and his wife hosted a benefit dinner for the Friends of the American Research Institite in Turkey. The residence is beautiful, situated looking over the Bosphorus. Small hors d'oeuvres and wine were served on the lawn by white jacketed staff. Dinner was four courses, and all along, one's glass was kept discretely filled. Evidently, I lost track long before desert!