Flay-dejour

i cannot have a man who would drink to a state of incapacitation if we’re out together like my philosophy is if you’re taking in any substance for pleasure you need to know your limit and maintain a level of composure when necessary for safety

“Eyes that burned with sombre fire, and lured as a serpent; blazed with passion and yet were cold; full lips curved sensually, her hair – strange hair, black yet gold in its lights, so that no man knew its real colour – was crowned with scarlet flowers;”

— George Egerton, from Symphonies: Short Stories; “The Mandrake Venus,”

Resting by Wojciech Gerson (1895)