Ball of Fatui

It was a cold winter day, an icy chill outside the windows of the palace, where a Fatui ball was currently taking place. Everyone was having fun, drinking, eating, and dancing. The Harbingers were there too. Pierrot stood next to the Queen as the leader of the evening. Capitano was chatting with Pulcinero. Rosalin, Sandrone, Columbina, and Arlecchino were chatting pleasantly and spending time together over a glass of wine. Pantalone and Dottore were somewhere in the shadows of the hall, discussing large-scale projects. And Tartaglia and the Storyteller were at the table, also talking about something. It seemed that not a single lady accepted Tartaglia's invitation that evening; there was always a "better" gentleman, which clearly angered him and complained to his "friend" the Storyteller, Scaramuccia, who stood nearby and was clearly uninterested in this complaint, and in fact, in the whole ball.

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