Tom Buchanan Flashcards
1
Q
One of those men…
A
One of those men who reach such an acute limited excellence at twenty-one that everything afterward savours of anti-climax.
2
Q
Two…
A
Two shining arrogant eyes…a cruel body.
3
Q
That’s what I get…
A
That’s what I get for marrying a brute of a man, a great, big, hulking specimen
4
Q
There was something…
A
There was something pathetic in his concentration, as if his complacency…was not enough to him any more
5
Q
…assumption
A
Supercilious assumption
6
Q
In his alert…
A
In his alert, aggressive way, his hands out a little from his body as if to fight off interference.
