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to think appeared to be a rather big task and in the beginning I would like to return her to Petey. Back Page 24 ? But then I got to thinking about her abundant physical charms and about the way she entered a room and the way she handled a knife and fork, and I decided to make an effort. () ? got to: (Americanism) began to, started to ?physical charms: beautiful face and figure ?way she entered a room: carriage and poise of bearing ?way she handled a knife and fork: refined table manners ?The narrator recapitulates (repeat) Polly’ s good points or those qualities which made the narrator choose Polly as his future wife. Back Page 25 ? I gave her a course in logic. It happened that I, as a law student, was taking a course in logic myself, so I had all the facts at my finger tips. () ?I gave her a course in logic: I taught her logic systematically. ?I had all the facts at my finger tips: I was pletely familiar with all the facts. ?have at one’ s finger tips: to be pletely familiar with。s her ..Nothing else matters .You could do anything ,be anything for her ...Twilight 3 Jacob Page 6 Detailed Study of the Text Page 7 ? “ It isn’ t as though I was in love with Polly,” he said thickly. “ Or going steady or anything like that.” () ?Petey Burch is trying to rationalize his action. He is trying to find an excuse to justify his action. In his mind he has decided to accept the coat and give up Polly. Since he was not in love nor going steady with Polly, it wouldn’ t be wrong to give her up to his roommate in exchange for the coat. Page 8 ?“ What39。m by your side. 一花一世界,一沙一天國。 組員:梁爽、詹璇、 羅丹、陳嬌媚 lesson5 LOVE 對于這個世界而言,你只是某個人;但對于某個人而言,你就是全世界。君掌盛無邊,剎那含永劫。s Polly to me, or me to Polly?” () ?He has no reason to weep over losing Polly. Petey goes on rationalizing. Back Page 9 ?“ Not a thing,” said I. () ?Ellipsis. “ Polly means not a thing to you.” Back Page 10 ?“ It’ s just been a casual kick — just a few laughs, that’ s all.” () ?casual kick: (American colloquialism or slang) an occasional pleasure ?laughs: (American colloquialism or slang) mere diversion or pleasure ?We occasionally went out just for a bit of fun or pleasure, that’ s all. ?A final reason that eases Petey’ s conscience. Back Page 11 ? He plied. The coat bunched high over his ears and dropped all the way down to his shoe tops. () ?ply: v. act in accordance with