The Virgin had allegedly given away her robe just before her death – what is in Eastern tradition called her Dormition, or falling asleep.

It may be as well to say, by way of parenthesis, that her real name was Violante,―at least, such was the name by which her mother had her christened. But her father thought it much too long, and said it was better to call her Violet.

In his eyes, if he allowed things to continue as before, he would be little better than a male prostitute. All too credibly, he could imagine himself aging into the superannuated gigolo of ]uvenal's satire.

Charlie also discussed his desire for a quad suit. Quad suits further expand on animalistic characteristics by forcing the wearer to hunch over and simulate the act of walking on four legs.