( Astonishing. No, he hadn't thought quite so far, yet he draws up his umbrella, accepting the girl in his general orbit as he steps onwards and forward and assesses the market and its participants. )

Time-consuming. ( So that they might look beneath the rising hood of each spectator, as she or he calls close. ) Distracting. Enthralling.

( ...or passably so. It does not seem to him as if those who frequent the bazaar are heavily discerning patrons of the arts. )

Do you sing, dance or tell tales? ( After all, they can't count on Lan Wangji for this. )