🌈 breaking ranks.Currently reading Giovanni's Room [1956!!!] by James Baldwin and wow, what a fabulous writer, what a beautiful book!
"I did not, I must say" - this with that look at me - "altogether succeed in remaining untouched by him, he has more hands than an octopus, and no dignity whatever, but" - grimly throwing down another oyster and refilling our glasses of wine - "I do now have a carte de travail and I have a job."