Italian Fencing

Elizabeth has gotten it into her head that she would like to know how to fence. She contacted the Medieval Society, not the Creative Anachronistic Society, but a group of trained fencing teachers to ask if she could come see a demonstration and arrange lessons for her sister and herself. Emma is too young according to the website. Elizabeth arranged all this today while I was in the kitchen and completely ignorant of her occupation. Just to be clear, WE ARE NOT RICH and my husband was a little bit peeved; fencing is not an occupation for everyone. As the demonstration is free, we are going to see it in February when basketball is finished and nothing else has started up. How can one knock such enthusiastic curiousity?