Gia Adorno arrived at the table. The boys ordered as if they had nothing to live for but food. To Rebecca, Gia said, “I’m happy to see you stopped with the Bride of Frankenstein act.” The boys at once rebelled at Gia’s implied approval of the new Rebecca: “I liked the way you looked before.” “I loved the way you looked before.” “I adored the way you looked before.” To Rebecca, Gia said, “They’re sweet but impossible.”
