Debut: the first time a young girl is seen drunk in public. ✨ F. Scott…

F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Debut: the first time a young girl is seen drunk in public. ✨ F. Scott Fitzgerald (2009). The Crack-Up, p.125, New Directions Publishing
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