He didn’t seriously believe Roger’s suspicions about Melanie’s confidential reference, and he wasn’t especially concerned about Maurice’s finances – what troubled Leo more was the note of general dissatisfaction which Roger had sounded. He had already noticed an air of general restiveness about the junior members of chambers, and that wasn’t a healthy thing. Leo liked to run a happy ship. He decided to speak to Anthony about it over lunch.He went to Anthony’s room a little before one and suggested a bite in Middle Temple Hall. For all its antiquity and magnificence the long hall, with its Elizabethan hammer-beam roof and wainscoted walls and elegant glass bay windows, was very much a functional place, and each day, below the imposing equestrian portrait of Charles I, luncheon of a ‘school dinners’ variety was served to the hungry members of Middle Temple. Leo took his plate of shepherd’s pie and mixed veg to one of the long, polished oak tables and sat down opposite Anthony.
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