Ko te tikanga papakupu o te kupu "carmine" he kara whero, he papura-whero ranei, he purakau i mahia mai i nga pepeke cochineal e puta ai tenei tae. Ka taea hoki te korero mo te waikano whero i mahia mai i te ngarara cochineal, i te ngarara ranei. He maha nga wa e whakamahia ana te Carmine ki nga mahi toi me nga kakano, tae atu ki nga kai me nga mea whakapaipai.
1. I realize someone must move to the back row to accommodate Carmine, so I take the opportunity to break gaze, stumbling into the back, the pieces of my press packet flying all over the floor.
2. Richard begins a long discourse on the state of travel writing today and Henry politely listens while Irene and Carmine take to their electronics.
3. Henry and Carmine will hit a round of golf somewhere.
4. As I turn, sure enough Carmine is giving TB the once-over.
5. All except Carmine, who studies me from behind a wine glass.
6. Carmine and Irene are staying at the Basin Hotel in town, so they take off with Henry.
7. Carmine plants me into an oversized chair and TB follows like an obedient puppy, sitting on the couch to my left.
8. Carmine smirks proudly, leaning back in his chair.
9. Carmine listens but his eyes never leave mine and I feel like an eighth grader caught throwing my American history book out the window only to have a counselor explain that my ADHD made me do it.
10. Carmine shakes it off and resumes his haughty appearance.