The bars and cocktail lounges made George feel very ill at ease.The bars and cocktail lounges made George feel very ill at ease. Everyone there seemed to have more than a normal mouthful of teeth, and they laughed and smiled at nothing and every thing. Everyone else seemed very confident that they belonged in the lounges, and George was well aware that he didn't belong. George was also shy. No small talk to speak of, unable to kid his way through a conversation with a new lady, his bright remarks just sounded silly when he finally opened his mouth. His female barside companion would loose interest and turn to talk to the football star looking fellow on her other side, and George would watch them leave the lounge arm in arm. |