Chapter FourFEBRUARY 1914
He who would keep himself busy, let him equip himself with these two; a ship and a woman. For no two things involve more business once you start to fit them out, nor are these two ever sufficiently adorned, nor is any excess of adornment enough for them.
Titus Maccius Plautus, 254-184 BC
I knew immediately that she was not an invited guest, both by her appearance and her attitude. She had none of the wealth-fed grace of the elite, but possessed a more fundamental aura of self-awareness than I had ever seen before. The other dancers obviously knew she was an intruder and watching the expression on their faces might have been amusing if this woman had not interrupted our wedding. Some looked incredulous, others merely disapproving, but all shared disdain.
I shoo
