The roué, to conceal the chagrin of discomfiture, laughs at the promises of a virtuous love, calls himself a gay deceiver, great monster..." ~The Cross of Berny by Emile de Girardin
The crack between the bed and the wall. The gap into which falls various items that are then seemingly irretrievable. The space where wayward socks, panties, and other undergarments go to collect dust.