How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Section.Paragraph)
Quote #7
The seedy Pickerbaugh domain was enchanted […] and over all the world was the proper witchery of moonstruck love. (21.4.35)
Martin doesn't like his new boss, Dr. Pickerbaugh. But he does like the guy's teenage daughter, Orchid. It's not clear whether Lewis is being tongue-in-cheek when he says there's love between the two of them, but you can bet there's a whole lot of lust on Martin's side.
Quote #8
Because he loved her and also was fond of her, he was annoyed when she was less sleek, less suave, than the women he encountered at Angus Duer's. (25.2.2)
It's because Martin loves Leora so much that he hates when she shows up to dinner parties dressed in ratty clothes. For her part, Leora doesn't think that looks matter. But Martin gets mad because he wants everyone to find Leora as beautiful as he does.
Quote #9
He sat up, aghast with truth. Was he going to fall in love with this desirable and quite useless young woman? (34.7.31)
Martin is mortified when he feels like he's falling in love with Joyce Lanyon. Now don't forget that the two of them will eventually get married. But at this point, Martin finds her desirable and useless, which is really harsh. Basically, the book is saying that Joyce is a beautiful woman with a lame personality.