And no sooner had I begun to enjoy my Slateness than glorious erotic opportunity went a-glimmering.
The glorious erotic opportunity was merely a coincidence and not related to the current situation.
mnli hypothesis: The glorious erotic opportunity was merely a coincidence and not related to the current situation. premise: And no sooner had I begun to enjoy my Slateness than glorious erotic opportunity went a-glimmering.