"she stood up tall and pulled back a bit to offer a long , thin fingered hand , which was full of grace , connected to a long , thin wrist of porcelain . '' my name 's diane . '' i shifted off the bar and stood tall with her , establishing that i was a lot taller , which could be worth a point or two . '' mine 's tom , '' i declared , as we shook hands , '' a pleasure to meet you , _ ..." What is the word in the blank space (_)? The answer is
diane