Book 1, Part 10 Summary

Constance reacts to Tomas Makris' arrival with a sense of disquiet and unease. When Makris comes into her shop, she disappears into the back and leaves him to Selena. Makris hascome to see Constance and goes out without buying anything. When Constance comes out of the back room, they talk briefly about Makris, but Constance changes the subject to Selena's dress for the spring dance. Constance suddenly asks how old Selena thinks "he" is. Selena knows immediately who she's talking about and says "he" is thirty-five.

Selena is furious to discover that the money she's been saving to pay for her dress is gone. She assumes Lucas has taken it, but Joey tries to convince her he didn't. Nellie, however, says she saw him do it. Selena demands that Lucas give her money back. They taunt and argue back and forth...