" Julia did very well,' said Selena, 'not to fall into the lagoon. How beastly of that woman to suggest she'd had too much to drink.'
'Most uncharitable,' said Ragwort. 'Julia, as we all know, needs no assistance from alcohol to make her trip over things. "

― Sarah Caudwell , Thus Was Adonis Murdered (Hilary Tamar, #1)