Death of An Angel
“As Miss Springer said, there was always something going on. (But on the other hand, there was certainly no compulsion.) One could swim in the sparkling pool; one could attend a movie in the air-conditioned theater forward. One could walk around the decks; in the air-conditioned smoking room, one could participate in a bridge tournament. In the forward lounge one could, at the appropriate time, partake of tea. If one were a member of the Ancient and Respectable Riflemen, one could attend a speci...al cocktail party which the Ancient and Respectables were giving themselves. There would be—and indeed there was—horseracing by the swimming pool. On the boat deck, one might play shuffleboard or deck tennis. And all this was only during the afternoon; after dinner there would be further enticements, including dancing, including the antics of “famous Broadway entertainers.”
But it is one of the other pleasures of a cruise, during which one relaxes like a jelly in the sun, that none of these things need be done.MoreLess
But it is one of the other pleasures of a cruise, during which one relaxes like a jelly in the sun, that none of these things need be done.MoreLess
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