Although the private Aspen lodge setting was idylic, and the food had been scrumptious, the dance floor socializing seemed to be a little stiff-collared. He wondered why at first, but was happy that it gave him the opportunity to ask Ms. Williamson for a dance.
Everyman's 'nobody' disguise was 'conference volunteer'. With his "fool in love" heart glowing, while they danced, his personal interest in her was transparent and he could not conseal his projections of her.
To make a long story short and honest, she kindly turned him down. Not the dance---- just his offer to personalize fantasy. Thus did Everyman learn that authentic people to not harbour or encourage illusions. Today, as he practices the same discipline, he reveals his graditude for the lesson.
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