Jack notices with a blend of disappointment and relief that, outside of Apartment C4, Blandine is only a bit prettier than the average girl. He assesses her sallow complexion and knobby limbs, her prepubescent body, her starched white hair, dark at the roots, her lack of ass. Still, there is something hypnotic about her. She emanates the same force he associates with ghosts, extraterrestrials, magic, miracles. He sees her flaws, feels a little repulsed, and yet he can’t kick the enchantment out of his body. It occurs to him that he might actually like her personality.
