Debray had told you"--"Ah, yes; he told me it was you who sacrificed to the demon of speculation." I was once very fond of it, but I do not indulge no...." Then you are wrong, madame. Fortune is precarious; and if I were a woman and fate had made me a banker's wife, whatever might be my confidence in my husband's good fortune, still in speculation you know there is great risk. Well, I would secure for myself a fortune independent of him, even if I acquired it by placing my interests in hands. "On the 17th, The Bay of Pigs Invasion of Cuba began; it failed by the 19th. During the afternoon of the19th the executions began.On the 20th, Castro announced that the Bay of Pigs invasion was defeated."Ben, you've never seen a worse fuckup in your life," I said. "Not only did they know we were coming, they knew enough in advance to have AntiAircraft guns dug in and sighted in on our designated flight tracks. Charlie Arthur is right, our bullets get down really fast and theirs look like. ”“Darling, we’re not talking about shoes here. Why don’t I get you another cocktail? Waiter!”Jack and Gary plotted world domination. It didn’t look like they’d be leaving the restaurant any time soon, even though the meal was over and the bill had been paid. But Carol had a cunning plan. At least her Chardonnay-soaked brain told her it was cunning.“Honey,” she slurred. “I’m going out to get some air. I’ll meet you back at the car.” If she left, Jack would be sure to follow soon, and she could. It didn’t matter that I felt as if my heart was feeling the sadness or that once again I felt bereft without him. I knew it, I had always known, he was married and wouldn’t be entirely mine. I guess I’ve just always believed in fairy tales and thought there will be a happily ever after. Does money grow on trees, is the rainbow always in the sky and do we have perpetual sunshine always? I am not some naive little girl, I am a grown woman, mature, intelligent and quite astute. I guess when it.