The young girls who came of age during the Progressive era were reaping the benefits of a century of struggle waged by their mothers and grandmothers — the clubwomen had negotiated an entrance into public life, and they now hoped to pass the mantle on to the next generation.

All the senses, he says, are flattered by wine. “In my youth, when I worked very hard, I used to drink a great deal of tea at breakfast, and, notwithstanding my passion for music, I detested morning concerts. Since I have analysed and experimented upon the cause of my sensations, I am satisfied that my melophobia was caused by the astringent action of the tea on my nervous system in general, and on my acoustic nerves in particular. […]

He knew something was wrong by the smell of the house and the sounds and colours of uneasy light that told him the mood of things was all akilter.

Chloe holds up her cell, showing me the text I'd sent of Ben Affleck in the Batman costume. “You sent us Batfleck.”