- I have decided to not shave until this ends, he told me with a smile in his voice. 
My father never missed a day of shaving in 27 years. 
...But I am not sure it is a good idea - remember Isabelle de Castille. 
-  ...? I wondered
- While setting the siege of  Grenada, she promised she would wear the same clothes until the city surrender. 
- And...?  
My father giggled. 
- Well, it took her four years...