Titian Emperor Charles

Titian Emperor CharlesTitian The Fall of ManTheodore Chasseriau Apollo and DaphneEmile Munier Cupid Disarmed
easily have passed for seventy on a dark night.
'This is, uh, serious?' he said. 'You're really going to marry her?'
'Share thing. Any objections?'
'Well, no, of course not, but – I mean, she's seventeen and you're, you're, how can I put it, you're of the elderly persuasion.'
'Time I shettled down, you mean?'
Rincewind groped for words. 'You're seventy years older than her, Cohen. Are you sure that —'
'I have been married before, you know. I've got quite a good memory,' said Cohen reproachfully.
'No, what I mean is, well, I mean physically, the point is, what about, you know, the age difference and may bring?'
'Not me.'
Cohen clapped Rincewind on the shoulder. 'SHome-timesh we jusht haveeverything, t's a matter of health, isn't it, and —''Ah,' said Cohen slowly, 'I shee what you mean. The strain. I hadn't looked at it like that.''No,' said Rincewind, straightening up. 'No, well, that's only to be expected.''You've given me something to think about and no mishtake,' said Cohen.'I hope I haven't upset anything.''No, no,' said Cohen vaguely. 'Don't apologishe. You were right to point it out.'He turned and looked at Bethan, who waved at him, and then he looked up at the star that glared through the mists.Eventually he said, 'Dangerous times, these.''That's a fact.''Who knows what tomorrow