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.
从肯辛顿高街地铁站(High Street Kensington Tube station)到Chez Patrick餐馆，一路小跑加冲刺只需五分钟。我对此心知肚明，因为前后历经三年设法说服苏格兰皇家银行(Royal Bank of Scotland, RBS)CEO史蒂芬•赫斯特(Stephen Hester)接受本人共进午餐的邀请后，我却发现自己深陷尴尬境地——无法在约定的时间内赶到餐馆，即便我使出浑身解数，一路猛跑，跑得上气不接下气，浑身是汗，结果仍比约定时间（中午12:30）迟到了10分钟。
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