Fantasy games are unbecoming to a lady, she says, closing the subject. "And the idea that you would even dream of spending time with some strange boy when you could be reinforcing your relationship with your Magnolia compatriots leaves me breathless. You are going to have to earn the respect of the other girls.

...[O]ne of the first things a Magnolia League debutante learns: Keep your thoughts and opinions to yourself.

[D]ear...You just charmed the pants off her with that hunting trip!

As if I were the funniest, weirdest girl in the world - that's how he used to look at me.

Every nerve in my body says to run after Thaddeus and tell him everything. But I know there's no way he can know the truth.