Much bavardage occurs in which Celia gets the keys to Silas's car and spits in his face about his total worthlessness. |
Celia stands a demitasse spoon straight up in the tiny cup of Turkish coffee. |
The opening story, Celia, is a cheerless piece about a woman who will go to bed with anyone who flourishes a bottle. |
Ralph's relationship with his mother is fraught, as is his love affair with Celia. |
Instead of parrying, Celia crouched under the blade's arc and reprised with an upward thrust of her own weapon. |
And more, in that sleek smile, he sensed a derisory note rising out of Lubin's relationship to Morris' sister, Celia. |