They shook hands and Harry felt as if his hand had been trapped in a door. He groaned a “How are you?” and received an “Absolutely magnificent, mate—how are you yourself?” and a gleaming smile by way of an answer. “Never better,” Harry said, massaging his hand. These Australian handshakes were crippling him. According to Andrew, it was important to say how unimaginably well things were going; a bland “fine, thanks” could be interpreted as very cold.
