You had no reason to think she would be here. She is not fooled for a moment by your wig or your costume [...]. She makes you the talk of the party. It takes all your skill to convince your mark that she is raving.
You mingle, you flatter, you charm, and you do it all in borrowed clothing [...]. You listen for half an hour to an Infamous Bore, and he doesn't even realise you are the same person he has so often bored before.
