In the gallery at Te Papa, Rob didn't know how long he'd been staring at Andy Wu and his wife, before he looked away. They reminded him of the couple in that film (he'll look it up later – Won Kar-Wai's In the Mood for Love – updated of course, with no smoking). And, although he couldn't see the wife clearly, he simply knew she would be making the wittiest and learned observations about the paintings and their audience.
Two old women hogged the view of Salisbury Cathedral, then one shouted, "Oh no, this one's no good at all. It hasn't even got a dog in it." What a joy it would be to share that moment with a woman like Andy's wife.
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It's a small thrill to try on the clothes she'll take on her first ever business trip. The last time Toni had been alone like this, choosing and folding outfits, packing them, imagining how things might be but having no real idea, was when she left home to study nursing. She felt unusually light. When her men got back from worship, she hugged the boys, and even listened to Johnny as he bragged about how Pastor Kelvin had praised his playing in public.