What placed us together at a lunch party in France?
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I was a guest at a lunch party given by friends in France, and was seated beside a young woman who was present because she was staying with other guests of my hosts. When asked about my career I said that I had been a City lawyer. She spoke about a young City lawyer who was working punishing hours, who had just moved into a flat with his girl friend, a teacher. The description perfectly fitted my son, and as one could guess it turned out that my fellow guest was speaking of my son and his girl friend and has known my son's girl friend since she was a baby... Had she not been staying with my fellow guests we would no doubt never have met or known the connection, and had I not been seated next to her the conversation might never have taken place.
Date submitted:Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:53:39 +0000Coincidence ID:5856
