‘Ah yes, señor. Personal services I understand. You can trust me. I am discreet. Of course I will say nothing to the señorita.’ ‘I think perhaps you don’t understand.’ ‘When a man reaches a certain age,’ Lopez said, ‘he no longer wishes to search for a woman himself, he wishes to rest from trouble. He wishes to command, “Tonight yes, tomorrow night no”. To give his directions to someone he trusts …’
