Men who used forks were thought to be sissies, and women who used them were called show-off sand overnice, Not until the late 1600's did using a fork become a common custom.
He stood in a pool of shadow by a bookcase, plump, pale-faced, round-shouldered, clutching a crossbow in soft powdered hands. Silk slippers swaddled his feet.
All the smiles had died. " It was the priestess we were laughing at, " said Satin, a lithe and pretty youth who had once been a whore in Oldtown. " We were only having a jape, my lord" .