So it is a measure of how little control I have over my own life that I am at a debutante ball in middle March, escorting a pretty young redhead with kitty cat eyes and a dress like a parachute.

• 这是我一生中所做的某种程度上不能自控的事了，我在三月中旬初次参加社交舞会，并且护送着一个红头发有一双猫眼，裙子像降落伞的年轻漂亮女士。