Mr. Rawnwe had a bottle of wine sent to our table. John went through this elaborate sniffing, pouring, and tasting ceremony with the waiter before giving him an approving nod. Only then did the waiter fill two extremely fancy wine glasses for them.
For me, of course I didn’t get to have wine, but I did have something just as special. Mr. Rawnwe had personally brought me a bottle of gourmet soda. He went through the same ceremony with me that John and the waiter had gone through. I did my best to imitate everything I’d seen John do, including sniffing the bottle cap and swishing the first sip of soda around in my mouth. I gave Mr. Rawnwe a nod that the soda, which by the way was the best tasting liquid I have ever put into my mouth, was satisfactory and only then did he pour it in a wine glass like Mom and Johns.