How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
Holding hands with Randolph was obscurely disagreeable, and Joel's fingers tensed with an impulse to dig his nails into the hot dry palm; also, Randolph wore a ring which pressed painfully between Joel's knuckles. This was a lady's ring, a smoky rainbow opal clasped by sharp silver prongs. (1.4.62)
The physical pain that Joel feels when he holds Randolph's hand is, in this case, directly caused by Randolph's penchant for using women's accessories. We're not sure if a men's ring would have hurt Joel as badly, or if it's the unusual sight of a woman's ring on a man's hand that made him so uncomfortable.