Chez Patrick is a good five-minute jog-cum-sprint from High Street Kensington Tube station. I know because after three years of trying to persuade the head of Royal Bank of Scotland to have Lunch with the FT, I find myself in the painful position of being so late for my assignation with Stephen Hester that, even with my best athletic efforts, I arrive, panting and sweating, 10 minutes after our appointed time of 12.30pm.
從肯辛頓高街地鐵站(High Street Kensington Tube station)到Chez Patrick餐館，一路小跑加衝刺只需五分鐘。我對此心知肚明，因爲前後歷經三年設法說服蘇格蘭皇家銀行(Royal Bank of Scotland, RBS)CEO史蒂芬•赫斯特(Stephen Hester)接受本人共進午餐的邀請後，我卻發現自己深陷尷尬境地——無法在約定的時間內趕到餐館，即便我使出渾身解數，一路猛跑，跑得上氣不接下氣，渾身是汗，結果仍比約定時間（中午12:30）遲到了10分鐘。
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