How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
The mood had changed. Why had she invited me today? She'd asked me right after I'd read part of her letter. Was this shopping trip some kind of bribe? So that I wouldn't tell anyone what I'd read? So I wouldn't tell what I'd overheard? (11.85)
The Graysons are so mysterious—at one point, Evie even thinks that they might be spies—and because of this, she's not sure what Mrs. Grayson's real motives are. Does she mean it when she says that she wants to give Evie a makeover? Or is she simply trying to cover her own tracks?
Quote #2
And then Peter spoke so softly that only Joe and I could hear it. "Who's the dirty rat here, Joe? From where I'm standing?" (18.56)
Even though Evie doesn't have the background info on Joe and Peter's relationship, she can still tell that something pretty rotten is going on. Peter is trying to blackmail Joe for something that he did—something that may not be entirely moral or legal.
Quote #3
"You didn't trust me then, though, did you? You never did, but I didn't want to see it. I thought it was because you loved me so much. But no, you made sure I had a chaperone while you were overseas. Your mother, watching me like a hawk. So if I stopped to buy a pack of gum, she'd want to know what I was doing for those five minutes." (19.60)
Poor Bev—she thought that in marrying Joe, she'd finally have a good home and a solid man to take care of her. But even as he proclaims to love her more than anything, Joe has put her in a cage; he doesn't trust her to be out in the world on her own. He thinks she'll stray just because she's beautiful.