And when they arrived at the hotel, the lobby was crowded and they had to wait again and she didn’t care and the person who gave them their room key was wearing a dark blue suit and said, “Congratulations on your marriage,” which meant that the travel agent had made it a point to mention that they were on their honeymoon when the reservation was made and when they got to their room it was exactly what she’d expected in that it was a partner in her seduction and there were rose petals on the bed and champagne and melted chocolate in a silver urn with a blue flame underneath it and strawberries in a bowl and two bathrobes hanging on hooks in the washroom, which was all mirrors, and there was a large bathtub with four unlit candles on its ledges as if the hotel staff had choreographed their s
