Poor Magda...she has a pretty thankless job, trying to prop Charlatan up all the time (and he seems especially hard to prop up after eight vermouths ). I like the attention you paid to the side characters, like the elegant woman in green in th eforeground, or the slightly pissy waiter. And I love how Charlatan gets indignant at the need to get his face off the table. The corner cafe is not a four-star resturant, dammit!