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Mary seethed, feeling that McCarthy had taken all the risks to soften the race for Kennedy's entry, and her resulting column was scalding. "Kennedy thinks that American youth belongs to him, perhaps as the bequest of his brother. Seeing the romance flower between them and McCarthy, he moved with the ruthlessness of a Victorian father whose daughter has fallen in love with a dustman to break it up." (pg.114)

Mary was enraged when she saw Bobby's statement, seeing it as a profound betrayal of the antiwar cause. She [sent him a telegram]: "St. Patrick did not drive all the snakes out of Ireland." Journalist Rowland Evans ...marveled at how harshly Mary seemed to have turned on Bobby. Bobby patiently explained...that this was an Irish feud; the two would work it out; an outsider could not understand. (pg. 109)

A black limousine pulled up next to her. It was Bobby and Ethel...[he] called out to her, "Are you coming to my party?"...Mary replied that she had to get back to her office....a few seconds later, she heard pounding footsteps. Bobby was running after her. Reaching Mary, he leaned over, scooped her up and threw her over his shoulder. "You are coming to my party," said Bobby, roaring with laughter. (pg. 60)