Silence became oppressive.
»Why aren't you drinking?« he asked.
She shivered.
»What?«
»You haven't finished your glass, Liuba. Why don't you?«
»I don't want to by myself.«
»I'm sorry, but I don't drink.«
»And I don't drink by myself.«
»I would rather eat a pear.«
»Pray do so. They are here for that purposes.«