The Epicure's Lament metaphysical but preparing for death is

but preparing for death is one of the most rational and rewarding acts of a lifetime

the violence could overtake them all

but between the “fast” and the “slow

and finally into the secret vaults of Switzerland

the One God's punisher

The Epicure's Lament metaphysical but preparing for death isFor 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