Market Stall

The markets were distinctly wobbly on the day I met Dan - but then so was he. There was no consensus about whether the markets' condition was justified. Some commentators were pointing out that the fundamentals of the economy were sound; just as many asserted that overvaluation in recent months made a correction inevitable. But no-one doubted that Dan had good reason to be in the state he was in. The night before he had been out celebrating his 65th birthday. So I excused him for being late