“A first-class cabin with a private balcony overlooking the ocean.

We depart from Miami on the second of next month.”

I flipped the brochure over and stared at the price printed on the back page.

It was an astonishing amount of money, more than we had ever spent on a car.

“Can we afford this right now?” I asked.

“Are you sure this fits into the budget?”

Richard smiled and checked his reflection in the bowl of his polished soup spoon.

“I have successfully leveraged our core assets,” he said.