I sent her a big, pompous wave which demanded a response. Indeed, she waved back.
After such greetings, the usual thing is to strike up a conversation. But of course we were
not going to shout across to each other. So I raised my right-hand index finger to my ear and
made the rotational movement that, as everyone knows, meant I wanted to call her on the
telephone. Sinking her head into her shoulders and opening her hands, the young woman
indicated, again and again, that she didn't understand. Bitch! How could she not
understand?