Either / Or

Love loves secrecy—an engagement is a revelation; it loves silence—an engagement is a public notice; it loves a whisper—an engagement is a public proclamation from the housetops; and yet an engagement, with my Cordelia's help, may be an excellent an excellent trick for deceiving the enemies. On a dark night there is nothing more dangerous to other ships than hanging out a lantern, which is more deceptive than the darkness.
Thy Johannes.