When a party of one isn't alone - megnut.com:
"'You are alone?' He asked me. 'Yes,' I said. And then the maître d' jumped in. 'No! You are not alone! Now you are here, dining with us!' he said, smiling, and with a gesture of his hand indicated the restaurant."
"'You are alone?' He asked me. 'Yes,' I said. And then the maître d' jumped in. 'No! You are not alone! Now you are here, dining with us!' he said, smiling, and with a gesture of his hand indicated the restaurant."