ll popular among some Americans. Paul ends his relationship with 2E as Holly prepares to marry Jose. Each one of these little drawers is stuffed with little cards. If a drawer is "stuffed" with something, it is completely filled, so that there is no room left inside. He’s Varjak, Paul, in person. To meet somebody "in person" is to see them directly, as opposed to seeing them on TV or in the newspapers. Holly is noting that author’s cards are arranged by last name (and thus, "Varjak, Paul"). Don’t be so stuck up! Autograph it! If a person is "stuck up," they are snobby or arrogant, and thus look down on others. Famous people "autograph" their books, which simply means to sign it. What should I say? :: Something sentimental, I think. "Sentimental" means emotional, or perhaps overly romantic. Stop that! You’re defacing public property! "To deface" something is to destroy it by writing on it, and here the public property is the book Paul wrote, which is owned by the library. Did you ever steal something from a 5 & 10 when you were a kid? :: No, I’m the sensitive, bookish type. 5&10 was the name of a popular store that went out of business in the 1970s. A "bookish" person likes to pass time reading books. I still do, now and then, to keep my hand in. Come on, don’t be chicken! If you "keep your hand in" an activity, such as playing poker, you do it occasionally so that you don’t forget how to do it. If a person is "chicken," they are scared to do something. Boo! The word to use when you want to sneak up and scare somebody. Hi, cat. Lady of the house at home? The "lady of the house" is the woman who runs the house (It’s usually the mother of the family, just as a dad is usually the man of the house). Trick or treat! :: You’re crazy, you know that, don’t you. The words that children say when they go door to door asking for candy on Halloween (A treat is an unexpected gift, such as candy). 2E, you’re a very stylish girl. Can’t we end this stylishly? A person who is "stylish" is fashionable in clothes and behavior, or perhaps elegant and graceful. Curiously enough, she’s a girl who can’t help anyone, not even herself. One way of saying strangely. Don’t look so bewildered. Surely, you’ve noticed me writing checks before. A person who is "bewildered" is confused, often by conflicting information, or a disorienting situation. Pay to the order of Paul Varjak. $1,000. The exact words found on every check. You’re entitled to a vacation with pay. It’s simply a matter of fair labor practices, darling. To be "entitled" to something is to deserve it, often in a legal sense. "Fair labor practices" refers to the way that employers are legally expected to deal with their workers (such a
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