“Every woman should be complimented. Especially by the men who cut in to dance with them.” “Then, you have very pretty freckles.” “You’re jealous,” I said boldly, though I could hardly believe it. “Why should you be jealous?” “I can’t say, Nina. But there it is.” “You can’t say?” “No,” he said flatly. “I can’t. Can you say why your heart’s beating out of your chest?”
