But girls . . . girls, mishandled, are a menace.

“We're taught to find the antecedents to our adult failures in childhood traumas…”

“I am simply looking for a companion with whom to spend my days, a companion who…”

“Or perhaps it was the crying woman's mention of the unread library books, becau…”

“I can't even tell you what else I imagined. I can only humiliate myself to such…”