TR 1: ch 4 stuff I liked

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Subject: TR 1: ch 4 stuff I liked



p165

> Jesse says goodbye (just as self absorbed as Otto)


> "As Otto stared down the porch, there was the rending sound of breaking  
> wind from the room behind him, and the voice, -There's a goodbye kiss for  
> you, kid."

p165-6

> "He had a French book, labeled "Adolphe" in a side pocket which he  
> carried when he travelled and appeared to read in public places."

> Otto still doesn't realize Wyatt knew what was going on all along when he  
> gave him the book "Adolphe" earlier

> Wyatt endeared himself to me when he did that

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe

> Adolphe is a classic French novel by Benjamin Constant, first published  
> in 1816. It tells the story of an alienated young man, Adolphe, who falls  
> in love with an older woman, Ellénore, the Polish mistress of the Comte  
> de P***. Their illicit relationship serves to isolate them from their  
> friends and from society at large.

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