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This was comical, “Pairing each husband with his own wife was an exquisitely refined torture that the Baron endured with cheerful equanim-ity. It was, after all, one that he preferred and had, in tact, pioneered.”

Yukio then follows that up with this, “The Baron was not the kind of man to desire a passionate rapport with life, and he was ready to welcome any form of behavior that precluded this…” GOAT.

I am in for an all-timer. Chapter 13 is one of the greatest chapters I’ve ever read. Their discussion shifting from the timed of your life shifting to history of the times to then chance and will was such a unique train of thought.

“You and I, you see, must be immersed in some style of living or other, but we're like goldfish swimming around in a bowl without ever noticing it.”

Discussion of Roman natural law vs traditional Asian law was an interesting tangent, “and rather than making an appeal to human reason, the Laws seemed to play on the threat of retribution. And thus as a doctrine of law, it placed somewhat less trust in human nature than did the Roman law with its reliance on the powers of reason.”