and perhaps sees in him something about herself. Miss Golightly was kind enough to let me in. She was "kind enough to do" something is a slightly old-fashioned but sweet way of saying that she had behaved in a kind or nice manner. I’m in a terrible rush! Grand Central Station, and step on it, darling. Grand Central Station is the huge train and subway station in the middle of New York city. "Step on it" is a slangy way of telling a person to step hard on the gas, or more precisely, to drive quickly. I know it was wicked of me, but I couldn’t resist. I fixed it up for you. "Wicked" is an interesting and powerful adjective that means totally evil, bad or immoral, though it’s often used sarcastically, as here. "To fix up" an apartment is to furnish it or make it look nice. If you absolutely hate it, you can rip out everything and start from scratch. "To start something from scratch" is to start it over from the beginning. Come on, baby, open the door. Aw, be a pal. "Come on" is the most versatile phrasal verb in English, meaning everything from hurry up to stop lying. Here, it means "be nice." A pal is another word for a friend. Hey, the band’s swinging! If a band is "swinging," it’s probably playing loud music that is great for dancing. To swing is to rock back and forth (like a child’s swing). He works late hours for a decorator. An "interior decorator" (or designer) helps furnish, decorate and arrange the inside of houses and apartments. He’s sweet when he isn’t drunk, but when he starts lapping up the vino, oh golly, quel beast. "To lap up" a drink is to drink it quickly, like a thirsty cat. "Golly" is an innocent and old-fashioned way of expressing emotion such as surprise. Note that Holly loves to use foreign words, especially French; "Vino" means wine in Italian, and "Quel" means "what a…" in French (Thus above, she is saying "what a beast he is when he gets drunk…"). A "beast" is an ugly creature or monster. You looked so cozy in here and your decorator friend had gone home. A nice word for warm and comfortable, especially when it’s cold or rainy outside. Fire escape. A narrow outside staircase in tall building for escaping during a fire or earthquake if the main staircase is blocked. What’s the weather report? :: Small craft warnings...whatever that means. A common expression in weather reports that means small boats and planes are warned that there may be some rain or wind of which they should be aware (Here, the "weather report" is the message Holly gets from Sally to give to Mr. O’ Shaugnessy). I suppose you think I’m very brazen or tres fou or something. :: You’re not any fouer than anybody else. "Brazen" is an excellent word that means too forward, direct or shameless ("tres fou" means very
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