art gallery.
They are wealthy.
Not loudly wealthy.
They don’t wear giant logos or talk constantly about money.
But wealth surrounds them so completely that they don’t seem aware of it.
It’s in their house.
Their vacations.
The restaurants they call “casual.”
Farrow’s, for example, was apparently casual.
Farrow’s had a tasting menu.
The wine list came in its own booklet.
And every time you left the table, a server appeared to refold your napkin.
I looked at the prices online a week beforehand.
Then I spent three days worrying