19.

CHRISTOPHER: Do you know, Radha, that of late I have been on a starvation diet?

RADHA: Sorry, I didn't know that, but I believe it. Now tell me how you do it.

Christopher: Every day I go with Databir and Ashrita to eat at a sacred and secret diner. There I starve and starve for a long time until I can get the attention of the waitress.