All creatures were stunned by Miss Hepburn's beauty, full of classical charm, forgetting to breathe, even the sparrows outside the window stopped chirping.
It's as if this scene has been replayed from yesterday.
March 25th, an afternoon in London, witnessed such a fleeting moment.
Every person around the Oxford Street Waterstones area silently stared at the illustrations on the small cart.
Even the family shoppers passing by, carrying various shopping bags, inadvertently stopped their conversation upon seeing the promotional poster on the Waterstones trolley, twisting their necks in surprise.
Like a live performance of a silent film.
The British pride themselves on being gentlemen, yet buried deep within them is a hyperactive gene akin to football hooligans.
The Johns Bull certainly made a racket when needed, no quieter than their American relatives. Full brawls have been staged in Parliament, even at solemn events like coronation ceremonies.
