Iago's Plot - One reason I think I could thrive in NYC if I had the moolah ...
Iago’s Plot
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/18/nyregion/metropolitan-diary.html?action=click&algo=bandit-all-surfaces-engagement-scroll-weight&block=editors_picks_recirc&fellback=false&imp_id=177219343&impression_id=2ee5e884-e965-11eb-9b6c-913ea84caf5e&index=0&pgtype=Article&pool=pool%2Fe76d7165-92f7-4bd2-bc6e-298322d3680a®ion=footer&req_id=706771568&surface=eos-home-featured&variant=5_bandit-all-surfaces-engagement-scroll-weight
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It was some years ago, and we had four front-row, center-balcony seats for a Metropolitan Opera performance of “Othello.” A young couple who weren’t familiar with the opera accepted an invitation to join us.
During the taxi ride from the restaurant where we had dinner to Lincoln Center, we unraveled the plot for our companions. With four passengers in the cab, I sat in the front seat and narrated to the rear.
The cab’s arrival at the Met coincided with my recounting of Iago’s plot of the concealed handkerchief. I tried to hand the fare to the driver as we prepared to get out. He stopped me.
“No one is leaving until I hear the end,” he said.
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