Ida is a girl who “works for the Strattons” that Bill mentions in passing when cautioning Nick that Marjorie wasn’t the sort of girl he should marry. Similarly, Bill thinks Ida would not be a suitable match for himself, noting that “oil and water” don’t mix. It’s not entirely clear why Bill looks down on these young women, though it’s implied that they seem like small-town girls who would tie both young men down to practical, boring lives.
Ida Quotes in The Three Day Blow
The The Three Day Blow quotes below are all either spoken by Ida or refer to Ida. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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The Three-Day Blow
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“You can't mix oil and water and you can't mix that sort of thing any more than if I'd marry Ida that works for Strattons. She'd probably like it, too.”
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Ida Quotes in The Three Day Blow
The The Three Day Blow quotes below are all either spoken by Ida or refer to Ida. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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The Three-Day Blow
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“You can't mix oil and water and you can't mix that sort of thing any more than if I'd marry Ida that works for Strattons. She'd probably like it, too.”
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