sentence: "Here in Newport maybe you wouldn't think it was much of a party. But it was a swell night, with a big moon hanging over Manila Bay - peaceful - and best of all, all the girls had broken out with their civilian dresses. That doesn't sound like much, but one look at them after seeing nothing but uniforms for months was like a trip back home. Make-up too - they looked so goddamned nice you could eat them with a spoon. . . ."