How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
He rises from his chair, and I am so sure he is going to ask me that I feel a twinge of disappointment when he turns instead to the wife of the Spanish ambassador. Lío's words of warning wash over me. This regime is seductive. How else would a whole nation fall prey to this little man? (2.6.102)
At the party, Minerva sees Trujillo's power at work. She hates the guy, and is actually working against him in secret, but when he chooses to dance with someone else she feels rejected. That game of making people feel chosen and rejected is one way that Trujillo seduced the nation, gaining ultimate power.