GR translation: This smile asks from him more grace than...

[Iris Sirius]

Yeah lets see it.  whats grace?

I know wellintown was big on it when she had four hearattacks late last
year.

When Snuggles was 35 years old, do  you really think he knew scratch about
grace?
On Mar 4, 2013 12:04 AM, "Mike Jing" <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com> wrote:

> P256.11-17   “Glad to hear it.” Slothrop is smiling. You’re on my list
> too, pal. This smile asks from him more grace than anything in his languid
> American life ever has, up till now. Grace he always imagined himself short
> on. But it’s working. He’s surprised, and so grateful that he almost starts
> crying then. The best part of all is not that Bounce appears fooled by the
> smile, but that Slothrop knows now that it will work for him again. . . .
>
> I find the word "grace" a little difficult to translate.  what is the
> primary meaning here?
>
>
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