No sooner than I part ways with humanity, and in earnest, the whole hotel crew decides to treat me for lunch. Branka Ščulac, the head-waitress, refuses to charge me for food and drinks. “What if I start crying?” I tease her, but there is no way around it this afternoon. After all, I am one of the hotel’s most regular customers. Anyhow, I am stuck with humanity for a while longer.