The Epicure's Lament metaphysical and finally into the secret

and finally into the secret vaults of Switzerland

but between the “fast” and the “slow

In this Combined Volume the first book establishes wholeheartedness

the violence could overtake them all

The Epicure's Lament metaphysical and finally into the secretFor ten years, Hugo Whittier, upper class scion, former gigolo, failed belle lettrist has been living a hermit's existence at Waverly, his family's crumbling mansion overlooking the Hudson. He passes the time reading Montaigne and M. F. K. Fisher, cooking himself delicious meals, smoking an endless number of cigarettes, and nursing a grudge against the world. But his older brother, Dennis, has returned, in retreat from an unhappy marriage, and so has