Elaine was a woman with a certain gift for looking at men with a disgusted sense of disapproval. She was also, however, a woman with a gift for looking at men with genuine admiration when she had determined that they had earned it. She felt doubly secure dispensing this look of feminine commendation to Todd, who seemed like he probably wouldn't care about it even a tiny fraction as much as he had cared about thirty dollars, which as far as she was concerned was a rare and valuable trait in a man. She therefore gave it to him freely, clasping her hands into a little prayerful gesture under her chin. This generally Did Things to the flesh that occupied the space between her forearms, but now was not the time, and therefore she did not go out of her way to emphasize it.
"I love you. Chivalry isn't dead," she said. Despite this little comment, she apparently considered herself to have more of a claim to the 7-11 bathroom than anyone else, and did not hesitate to add: "I'll take you up on it. I don't even s**t in public restrooms," she added, as if bestowing a prime favor. "You won't regret it."
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