11. On the second floor, in one of the many brightly colored living rooms, sits a lady called Philippa Class-Peter. 12. The ladies sit before the ma chines while light from video screens adds sparkle to their eyes and applies neon rouge to cheeks long drained of color. 13. The then-first lady sat quietly as Mrs. Arafat blasted Israel. 14. These two petite Indian ladies were sitting transfixed, gazing at huge wrestlers in Tarzan suits body-slamming one another. 15. Two dignified old ladies sat in the convention audience, busting with pride. 16. The old lady is sitting shiva, mourning a death that is never fully explained until the end of the play. |