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by Federico
Fellini
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"Satyricon," by Petronius wrote: |
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Trimalchio retired to the
close-stool, after this course, and we, having freedom of action
with the tyrant away, began to draw the other guests out. After
calling for a bowl of wine, Dama spoke up, "A day's nothing at
all: it's night before you can turn around, so you can't do better
than to go right to the dining-room from your bed. It's been so
cold that I can hardly get warm in a bath, but a hot drink's as
good as an overcoat: I've had some long pegs, and between you and
me, I'm a bit groggy; the booze has gone to my head." |
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"Satyricon," by Federico Fellini wrote: |
[Trimalchio] I'm going to the
pot.
[Dama] The daylight is fading. In the blink of an eye, it's night.
There's nothing better than rolling out of bed straight into
dinner. It's been so cold that a bath hardly warms me up. People
are less than flies, much less. They have a certain resistance, at
least, but we are nothing but bubbles. |
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