“The English seem to think drinking wine is like committing adultery, something you do rarely and abroad.”

“Branson ate his salad, and left the rest of his fish untouched, while Grace tucked into his steak and kidney pudding with relish. 'I read a while ago,' he told Branson, 'that the French drink more red wine than the English but live longer. The Japanese eat more fish than the English but drink less wine and live longer. The Germans eat more red meat than the English, and drink more beer and they live longer too. You know the moral of this story? 'No''It's not what you eat or drink - it's speaking English that kills you.”

“You didn’t like to travel. You rarely went abroad. You would spend your time in your bedroom. It seemed useless to you to travel for miles in order to stay in a place less comfortable than your own.”

“Gorgeous' you say in English and he likes that word tasting it like wine.”

“I beg your pardon; I am drunk without a drink. English wine & words are vulnerable to every man.”

“You know, of course, that the Tasmanians, who never committed adultery, are now extinct.”