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           stultifymymentalprocesses.I’mnotproperlypivotedthatway...andsomustIbechainedinakennellikeamonk?Allrotandfunk,myboy.Imustliveanddomycalculations.Ineedwomensometimes.Irefusetomakeamountainofit,andIrefuseanybody’smoralcondemnationorprohibition.I’dbeashamedtoseeawomanwalkingaroundwithmyname-labelonher,addressandrailwaystation,likeawardrobetrunk.’

           ThesetwomenhadnotforgiveneachotherabouttheJuliaflirtation.

           ’It’sanamusingidea,Charlie,’saidDukes,’thatsexisjustanotherformoftalk,whereyouactthewordsinsteadofsayingthem.Isupposeit’squitetrue.Isupposewemightexchangeasmanysensationsandemotionswithwomenaswedoideasabouttheweather,andsoon.Sexmightbeasortofnormalphysicalconversationbetweenamanandawoman.Youdon’ttalktoawomanunlessyouhaveideasincommon:thatisyoudon’ttalkwithanyinterest.Andinthesameway,unlessyouhadsomeemotionorsympathyincommonwithawomanyouwouldn’tsleepwithher.Butifyouhad...’

           ’Ifyouhavethepropersortofemotionorsympathywithawoman,yououghttosleepwithher,’saidMay.’It’stheonlydecentthing,togotobedwithher.Justas,whenyouareinterestedtalkingtosomeone,theonlydecentthingistohavethetalkout.Youdon’tprudishlyputyourtonguebetweenyourteethandbiteit.Youjustsayoutyoursay.Andthesametheotherway.’

           ’No,’saidHammond.’It’swrong.You,forexample,May,yousquanderhalfyourforcewithwomen.