"I think I prefer the real reason." Diamonds were all about being fashion plates about as much as Hearts were about dancing to the music in their heads and singing to flowers, after all. Some of them were, indeed. But not every single one of them.

"Well, I imagine I'll make my way to some sort of theatrical production this spring." The orchestra, or once the plays started again. He did like Shakespeare, as long as it wasn't the slanderous tripe called Macbeth. "And they might bar me from the door if I don't put on a tie."