Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 102

           "Wayanhasabrotherwhoseyoungchildrenaregifteddancersintempleceremonies,andsotheniecesandnephewscameanddancedformerightthereintherestaurant,stagingahaunting,gorgeousperformanceusuallyofferedonlytopriests.Allthechildrenweredeckedoutingoldandmassiveheaddresses,decoratedinfiercedragqueenmakeup,withpowerfulstampingfeetandgraceful,femininefingers.

           Balinesepartiesasawholearegenerallyorganizedaroundtheprincipleofpeoplegettingdressedupintheirfinestclothes,thensittingaroundandstaringateachother.It’salotlikemagazinepartiesinNewYork,actually.("MyGod,darling,"moanedFelipe,whenItoldhimthatWayanwasthrowingmeaBalinesebirthdayparty,"it’sgoingtobesoboring…")Itwasn’tboring,though-justquiet.Anddifferent.Therewasthewholedressing-uppart,andthentherewasthewholedanceperformancepart,andthentherewasthewholesittingaroundandstaringateachotherpart,whichwasn’tsobad.Everyonedidlooklovely.Wayan’swholefamilyhadcome,andtheykeptsmilingandwavingatmefromfourfeetaway,andIkeptsmilingatthemandwavingbackatthem.

           IblewoutthecandlesofthebirthdaycakealongwithLittleKetut,thesmallestorphan,whosebirthday,Ihaddecidedafewweeksago,wouldalsobeonJuly18fromnowon,sharedwithmyown,sinceshe’dneverhadabirthdayorabirthdaypartybefore.

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