Do you do this often asked Clare in the Monte Rosa bar later that evening. What, drink in this bar?' replied Bruno No, invite your clients for a drink after the first lesson? Is it part of the service?' "Sometimes I do, but not often, no. It depends. I just thought it'd be a nice way to spend an evening. Seemed like a normal thing to do, really. No?' Yes, perfectly normal,' replied Clare quickly. And much more interesting for me than staying in my hotel a evening. "Well, that's fine then.' Bruno laughed. And she began to relax In the course of the next couple of hours, and a bottle of wine, they discovered that they had a fair amount in common. They were both divorced (but he had kids), neither of them was looking for another serious commitment or so they said, and for different reasons they both felt dissatisfied with their lives I look at my father, said Bruno, and I think, my life is the same as his. He was a ski teacher and so am I, and a mountain guide in the summer and so am I. O K, I've travelled a lot more than he has, but it depresses me to think that I haven't made more of my life. I look at him and see myself in thirty years' time.