fifteen minutes later , as they all tucked into home-made paella , alice , between mouthfuls , asked paco what he thought about her fathers condition , and kurt was mortified , confidential information , but as his mouth was full of yellow rice , snails , squid , and some unpronounceable things , he politely refrained from speaking , after all , in reality it was the main topic of conversation in every bar and caf in the pueblo , so the top secret secret was fairly common knowledge to everyone , and pacos solution let me get my hands on him .