Jun 8, 2017
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“ my sister lives in vienna, and they can still smoke indoors. ” antoinette is antsy, one elbow on the table and her free hand poised as if she has a cigarette perched between her index and middle fingers. she ordered lobster bisque to start, and she’s been eating it so slowly, savouring every mouthful, that it seems like it’s her last meal on earth.
“ they are resigned to smoking rooms, of course, ” she continues after a moment, “ but it is better than nothing. i hate having to go outside. it’s an ugly habit, i know, but it is the exclusion that makes it embarrassing. ”