"Do you have wine?" you ask.
"Claret." She points to a crystal decanter on the dusty sideboard.
"Go ahead," you decide as you pour a glass of very dark wine.
"Once upon a time," she begins, "in this very house, on this very night, many years ago..."
You remember why you listen to podcasts at 2X speed. But it's raining like hell now and the wine is better than expected.