Babbitt Flashcards
1
Q
He made nothing in particular…
A
But he was nimble in selling houses for more than people could afford to pay
2
Q
He wasn’t fat
A
But he was exceedingly well fed
3
Q
Yet Babbitt was again dreaming of
A
The fairy child
4
Q
She cried that he was gay and valiant
A
That she would wait for him
5
Q
Babbitt was proud
A
Of being awakened by such a device
6
Q
He disliked his family and
A
Disliked himself for disliking them
7
Q
His wife’s
A
Detestably cheerful ‘time to get up Georgie boy’
8
Q
Royal bathroom of porcelain and
A
Glazed tile and sleek silver
9
Q
Her plumped neck
A
Bagged
10
Q
She had become so dully habituated
A
In married life
11
Q
She was as sexless as
A
An anemic nun
12
Q
She was a good woman,
A
Diligent
13
Q
No one, save perhaps tikka her ten
A
Year old daughter was at all interested in her or entirely aware she was alive.
