“He loved her, he loved her, and until he'd loved her she had never minded being alone....”
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Grady - beautiful, rich, defiant - is the sort of girl people stare at across a room. A girl to whom people sense something is going to happen But her privileged society life of parties, debutantes and dresses leaves her wanting more. And excitement comes in the form of the highly unsuitable Clyde, a Brooklyn-born, Jewish parking attendant.
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“He loved her, he loved her, and until he'd loved her she had never minded being alone....”
“The blame of course belonged to Clyde, who just was not much given to talk. Also, he seemed very little curious himself: Grady, alarmed sometimes by the meagerness of his inquiries and the i...”
“You cold or something?' he said. She strained against him; she wanted to pass clear through him: 'It's a chill, it's nothing'; and then, pushing a little away: 'Say you love me.' I said it.'...”