"I’m sure everyone wants to dig in, and no one’s asking him- or herself ‘I wonder when T.R.’s gonna stand up and give a great big long boring speech?’ and so I will just say welcome to our honored guests from the Netherlands"—he glanced at Saskia—"the Square Mile" (Robert Watts, its lord mayor); "Singapore" (Sylvester Lin, to Saskia’s left); "and Venice" (Michiel, next to T.R.). "You are not all, but you—along with me and my friends in Houston—are enough. I’ll explain later. Let’s eat." And he sat down to light, uncertain applause.