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Chapter 18
Ha-ha!Mybloodinher!Yousetfiretoherhaystackallright.Ha-ha-ha!Iwasjollygladofit,Icantellyou.Sheneededit.Oh,she’sanicegirl,she’sanicegirl,andIknewshe’dbegoodgoing,ifonlysomedamnedmanwouldsetherstackonfire!Ha-ha-ha!Agame-keeper,eh,myboy!Bloodygoodpoacher,ifyouaskme.Ha-ha!Butnow,lookhere,speakingseriously,whatarewegoingtodoaboutit?Speakingseriously,youknow!’
Speakingseriously,theydidn’tgetveryfar.Mellors,thoughalittletipsy,wasmuchthesobererofthetwo.Hekepttheconversationasintelligentaspossible:whichisn’tsayingmuch.
’Soyou’reagame-keeper!Oh,you’requiteright!Thatsortofgameisworthaman’swhile,eh,what?Thetestofawomaniswhenyoupinchherbottom.Youcantelljustbythefeelofherbottomifshe’sgoingtocomeupallright.Ha-ha!Ienvyyou,myboy.Howoldareyou?’
’Thirty-nine.’
Theknightliftedhiseyebrows.
’Asmuchasthat!Well,you’veanothergoodtwentyyears,bythelookofyou.Oh,game-keeperornot,you’reagoodcock.Icanseethatwithoneeyeshut.NotlikethatblastedClifford!Alily-liveredhoundwithneverafuckinhim,neverhad.Ilikeyou,myboy,I’llbetyou’veagoodcodonyou;oh,you’reabantam,Icanseethat.You’reafighter.Game-keeper!Ha-ha,bycrikey,Iwouldn’ttrustmygametoyou!Butlookhere,seriously,whatarewegoingtodoaboutit?Theworld’sfullofblastedoldwomen.’
Seriously,theydidn’tdoanythingaboutit,exceptestablishtheoldfree-masonryofmalesensualitybetweenthem.