
One Last Day of Summer

It was dark, of course. But all the same I was surprised when he spoke, because I had thought at first glance that he was a woman. You might have felt the same inner disturbance that I did. But consider what that means. Who is that person for you? What if you see first a human being? Doesn’t that more ennoble both of you?

Psyche

We went to meet the famous Old Lady of Malamocco, who tricked Charlemagne (or else his son - depending on how drunk the minnesinger is, I suspect), and saved the Republic. At last we found a boatman willing to row out there… To our surprise, she can’t have been more than 25.

Portrait of a Lady 3
