“You look like an incognito Hollywood star.”
Helen laughed, but she also blushed.
The show began. A cobra slipped out of a sack and two men in the middle of the ring began to charm the reptile… or rather, not so much charm, but provoke. They kept hitting the ground in front of it while the cobra lashed towards them. Some members of the audience cried out in alarm, but most people watched the show calmly or even with a smile. The men finally grabbed the snake, propped its mouth open, and carried it around, displaying it to the audience. They teased those sitting in the first row a bit; they must have really liked Helen because they almost strung the cobra around her neck. She jumped up from her seat fearfully, but giggled, and only sat back down when the snake charmers were already a few
