or seem to be made for each other. I’m crazy about Tiffany’s. "To be crazy about" something is to totally love it or be obsessed with it (Tiffany’s is a very famous and expensive jewelry store that still exists). The mean reds? You mean like the blues? "The blues" are a feeling of great sadness or depression, but for Holly, "the mean reds" are a feeling of total fear or horror. It’s never used. Thursday?! It can’t be! It’s too gruesome! A powerful adjective meaning horribly bloody, violent or shocking. Be a darling and look under the bed for a pair of alligator shoes. "Darling" is perhaps the most over-used word in this movie. It means dear or sweetheart, but it used to very popular among the rich as way of referring to close friends in general. "Alligator shoes" are made from the skin of alligators, which is a scary animal like a giant green lizard. A girl can’t go to Sing Sing with a green face. "Sing Sing" is a famous prison near New York city. Here, a "green face" is one that has not been made up or made pretty, but this is never used. You can always tell a man by the type of earrings he gives you. I must say, the mind reels. Holly is saying that if a man buys a woman expensive earrings, he must be very rich or generous. If your mind is "reeling," it is spinning around in a confused state, perhaps because you’re thinking too hard. Cross you heart and kiss your elbow. If a child wants a friend to tell the truth, he will ask them to "cross your heart and hope to die" (if they lie). The above is Holly’s version of this. You can never prove he was in the Mafia, much less head of it. The "Mafia" refers to organized crime or mobsters, often associated with families that control prostitution or illegal drugs. There you are, you sneak. A "sneak" is a person who is often trying to hide, or secretly spy on another without being seen. Seven months ago, this so-called lawyer, Mr. Shaugnessy, asked me how I’d like to cheer up a lonely old man and pick up $100 a week at the same time. A "so-called" lawyer is a person who claims to be a lawyer, but it’s not clear if he really is. "To pick up" $100 a week is to make it, often easily. Wouldn’t it be a good deed to visit him once a week? "A good deed" is an act of great kindness or generosity. I must say that I ‘m amazed. To be "amazed" is to be greatly surprised, shocked or fascinated. It’s none of my business, but it sounds like you could get in a lot of trouble. If something is "none of your business," it is personal and something that you should not try to investigate or get involved with. Sally tells me to tell things to Mr. Shaugnessy, like there’s a hurricane in Cuba. A powerful and violent storm that can cause great damage. Holly discovers how Paul makes a living,
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