Chapter 48
My steps slowed a few feet from the entrance and my wobbly legs barely supported me. The music seeped through all the pores of my skin and I already felt my hips want to squirm, but I stopped when I discovered the interior of the Pomona room. Countless castes had taken over the huge circular room which, for once, seemed to have shrunk. The huge round table had been removed and put in a corner to accommodate the buffet. All the walls had been draped in white curtains and red fabrics, so that none of the cavities were visible, only the door to Egeria’s former refuge was visible. The vaults of the ceiling were magnificent in the heart of this romantic and theatrical atmosphere. The first heads began to turn, then others and again those behind! It was only after very, very long seconds that th
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