“ Every decent person is sick and tired of your taking advantage of being a woman and springing every mean innuendo you can think of. ”
Sinclair Lewis, Babbitt (1922). copy citation
| Author | Sinclair Lewis |
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| Source | Babbitt |
| Topic | innuendo women |
| Date | 1922 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1156/1156-h/1156-h.htm |
Context
“I've known you for twenty-five years, Zil, and I never knew you to miss a chance to take your disappointments out on Paul. You're not wicked. You're worse. You're a fool. And let me tell you that Paul is the finest boy God ever made. Every decent person is sick and tired of your taking advantage of being a woman and springing every mean innuendo you can think of. Who the hell are you that a person like Paul should have to ask your PERMISSION to go with me? You act like you were a combination of Queen Victoria and Cleopatra. You fool, can't you see how people snicker at you, and sneer at you?””
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