he knew she did n't want to go to the next party , the next villa , the next yacht and , in the beginning , he 'd take the time to cajole her , to try and convince her it would be fun , to remind her of all their fabulous friends who were n't her friends but his and they were so vain and superior and surprisingly , with all their money , expensive education and travel , uninteresting that she did n't miss even one of them when they were gone .