Then wheeling his black steed suddenly, he raced away before the dazed soldiers could get their wits together to send a shower of arrows after him.

The distinguished female author and I were now unabashedly getting drunk. As we ate, I told her the story of my visit to the masturbatorium, and I had her cracking up; we were laughing loudly enough to draw some stares from other tables.

to bespeak a calm hearing;  I bespeak your patience in advance.

“Selenators”, her faithful followers, cannot wait to see what she does next.