“Charmed.  Very hot weather we’ve been having of late—I mean cold.  Let me see, I did not quite catch your name just now.  Thank you so much.  Yes, it is a bit cl...

“Charmed.  Very hot weather we’ve been having of late—I mean cold.  Let me see, I did not quite catch your name just now.  Thank you so much.  Yes, it is a bit close.”  And a silence falls, neither of us being able to think what next to say.