Danny:-
a little (Austrian or German) girl of four or five came over from one of the nearby tables and shyly presented Iris with a little bouquet of wild flowers for Mary. We thanked her, and signalled our thanks to her parents. It was a charming gesture we've always remembered.
Here, if there were ever a need, is justification of Danny's peregrination through his varied life and career. We have all, I'm sure, had little experiences like this that touched us and stayed with us for ever.
In a thread that concerns the preparation of both individuals, and entire countries, for that most brutal and savage habit of mankind, the state of war, this little girl and her parents reminds us of its corollary, the kindness of strangers.
Thank you Danny for reminding us of the goodness of individuals, even those who would have been enemies in past conflict.