CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
"Hail, dear friend. I am so pleased you accepted my invitation." The woman, still standing straight and true, still with the light step in her gait, clasped both of his hands warmly.
"The pleasure is mine, my dear. It has been some time since we last spoke. But I see the years have been good to you. You still are the loveliest of all."
"Ha," the still sprightly Livia Drusilla laughed, the pleasure glowing in her smile as she slipped an arm around one of his. "You always were a gracious flatterer, Decimus. One of the few who had a talent in making me smile every time we met. A flatterer … nay … more of a consummate flirt, full of joy and mischievous delight in those dark eyes of yours. I cannot tell you the number of times your presence near us made both myself and G
