Besides, Kenny denied himself nothing that he wanted, having considered his wants in detail and found them human, complex and delightful, and sufficiently harmless.
Passionately at war with the new complication in his quest for Brian, Kenny in frantic excitement blamed everything but himself.

He blamed the girl.

A girl with a face like that had absolutely no right to be loitering in a spot of such enchantment.

He blamed the mystery of her gown.

Mystery always did for him.