Wine

Receive shipment of wine at work. Last delivery included disintegrating box, most of which had been eaten away by mold, bottles within similarly afflicted (insides of bottles presumably not damaged, but outside extremely smelly),so say in high-handed manner, Wait while I examine the product. Am instantly mortified by both tone and word choice. Nothing to be done but to pretend to check to make sure all is well while deliveryman looks on cooly. When done, say, This looks to all be in order. When deliveryman gone, examine boxes in earnest. Red wine cases seem both large and heavy. On box is printed note that says 33 1/3% more free! Pull out one of bottles and see that bottle indeed 1 liter instead of usual 750 mL. Show bottle to the Contessa. She says, They should do that more often, in dreamy tone then goes back to reading the US weekly, which Susan has brought into the office. Put the boxes away in supply closet but feel that litre bottles of wine unnatural, causing slightly vertiginous feel.