--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Now Janie ordered a drink and glanced at…" description: "\"“Now Janie ordered a drink and glanced at the bar menu, choosing the goat curry because she'd never had it before. \"You sure about that?\" the barman sa..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ba/sharon-guskin-47371_brown-eyes_now-janie-ordered-a-drink-and-glanced-at_1977137.jpg" --- # Now Janie ordered a drink and glanced at the bar menu… ![“Now Janie ordered a drink and glanced at the bar menu, choosing the goat curry because she'd never had it before. "You sure about that?" the barman said. He was a boy, really, no more than twenty, with a slim body and huge, laughing eyes. "It's spicy." "I can take it," she said, smiling at him…” quote by Sharon Guskin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ba/sharon-guskin-47371_brown-eyes_now-janie-ordered-a-drink-and-glanced-at_1977137.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ba/sharon-guskin-47371_brown-eyes_now-janie-ordered-a-drink-and-glanced-at_1977137.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ba/sharon-guskin-47371_brown-eyes_now-janie-ordered-a-drink-and-glanced-at_1977137.jpg) > ““Now Janie ordered a drink and glanced at the bar menu, choosing the goat curry because she'd never had it before. "You sure about that?" the barman said. He was a boy, really, no more than twenty, with a slim body and huge, laughing eyes. "It's spicy." "I can take it," she said, smiling at him, wondering if she might pull an adventure out of her hat on her next-to-last night, and what it would be like to touch another body again. But the boy simply nodded and brought her the dish a short time later, not even watching to see how she fared with it. The goat curry roared in her mouth. "I'm impressed. I don't think I could eat that stuff," remarked the man sitting two seats down from her. He was somewhere in the midst of middle age, a bust of a man, all chest and shoulders, with a ring of blond, bristling hair circling his head like the laurels of Julius Caesar and a boxer's nose beneath bold, undefeated eyes. He was the only other guest that wasn't with the wedding party. She'd seen him around the hotel and on the beach and had been uninspired by his business magazines, his wedding ring. She nodded back at him and took an especially large spoonful of curry, feeling the heat oozing from every pore. "Is it good?" "It is, actually," she admitted, "in a crazy, burn-your-mouth-out kind of way." She took a sip of the rum and Coke she'd ordered; it was cold and startling after all that fire. "Yeah?" He looked from her plate to her face. The tops of his cheeks and his head were bright pink, as if he'd flown right up to the sun and gotten away with it. "Mind if I have a taste?" She stared at him, a bit nonplussed, and shrugged. What the hell. "Be my guest." He moved quickly over to the seat next to hers. He picked up her spoon and she watched as it hovered over her plate and then dove down and scooped a mouthful of her curry, depositing between his lips. "Jee-sus," he said. He downed a glass of water. "Jee-sus Christ." But he was laughing as he said it, and his brown eyes were admiring her frankly over the rim of his water glass. He'd probably noticed her smiling at the bar boy and decided she was up for something. But was she? She looked at him and saw it all instantaneously: the interest in his eyes, the smooth, easy way he moved his left hand slightly behind the roti basket, temporarily obscuring the finger with the wedding ring.”” [Sharon Guskin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-guskin/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. A woman seeks a fleeting adventure and connection on the brink of a wedding, using food and daring as a catalyst for intimacy and self‑discovery. **In simple terms:** She tries something new, hoping for excitement and a deeper connection before a life change. Key Takeaway Embrace spontaneous moments to discover unexpected connections. Themes adventure intimacy risk self‑discovery food celebration Mood anticipatory intimate playful Type narrative conversational descriptive When to use this quote - last night before a wedding - trying exotic food - meeting a stranger - spontaneous intimacy - post‑wedding reflection Key Concepts courage sensory experience social dynamics temporary bonds Questions to Reflect On - What does taking a risk reveal about your true desires? - Can a brief encounter change your perspective on an upcoming life event? 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I don't think I could eat that stuff,\" remarked the man sitting two seats down from her. He was somewhere in the midst of middle age, a bust of a man, all chest and shoulders, with a ring of blond, bristling hair circling his head like the laurels of Julius Caesar and a boxer's nose beneath bold, undefeated eyes. He was the only other guest that wasn't with the wedding party. She'd seen him around the hotel and on the beach and had been uninspired by his business magazines, his wedding ring. She nodded back at him and took an especially large spoonful of curry, feeling the heat oozing from every pore. \"Is it good?\" \"It is, actually,\" she admitted, \"in a crazy, burn-your-mouth-out kind of way.\" She took a sip of the rum and Coke she'd ordered; it was cold and startling after all that fire. \"Yeah?\" He looked from her plate to her face. The tops of his cheeks and his head were bright pink, as if he'd flown right up to the sun and gotten away with it. \"Mind if I have a taste?\" She stared at him, a bit nonplussed, and shrugged. What the hell. \"Be my guest.\" He moved quickly over to the seat next to hers. He picked up her spoon and she watched as it hovered over her plate and then dove down and scooped a mouthful of her curry, depositing between his lips. \"Jee-sus,\" he said. He downed a glass of water. \"Jee-sus Christ.\" But he was laughing as he said it, and his brown eyes were admiring her frankly over the rim of his water glass. He'd probably noticed her smiling at the bar boy and decided she was up for something. But was she? 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