Horton Tarot Card

Dust and Drapery

Chevalier de Seingult had a saying that an affair consisted of four acts. The first act was like the entrée or solicitation, the second act was like a further hors d’oeuvre in anticipation of the primo and the secondo. Of course, these culinary metaphors were not always appropriate. In the case of Signorina Teresa Imer, …

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The Joker

The Prince of Q

Oh! Halcyon Days – Now wars are ending!You shall find where’er you sailTritons all the while attendingWith a kind and gentle gale On the urging of Mr. Handouchi, a merchant banker, Avocado Cassa had flown, at his own expense, to a reception given by the Prince of Q. When he arrived at the reception, all …

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