She smiled at him.
"You might think this silly of me, Mr. Macmillan," came her answer, Tatiana's tone conspiratorial, "but I find to lunch out-of-doors rather a freeing experience. Dinners like this are, of course, lovely and serve myriad purposes, but I have always felt a picnic places its emphasis upon the participants rather than the menu. They pose a...a better opportunity to get to know one's companions."
"You might think this silly of me, Mr. Macmillan," came her answer, Tatiana's tone conspiratorial, "but I find to lunch out-of-doors rather a freeing experience. Dinners like this are, of course, lovely and serve myriad purposes, but I have always felt a picnic places its emphasis upon the participants rather than the menu. They pose a...a better opportunity to get to know one's companions."
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