I had a private meeting with a client, if you must know.

"I thought this was going to be a private meeting?"

After all, it wasn't every day he had a private meeting with his captain.

Then the memory of their private meeting returned to him.

He had not intended a private meeting at all, of course.

That means the real work has gone on in his private meeting with the other Democrats.

Each side declined to say at this point where the private meeting will take place.

The two leaders made their public comments after a private meeting that last nearly an hour.

"This is a private meeting and none of your business."

However, they end up having their own private meeting; just the two of them.