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Chapter 5
andIhavetohangonwithmyteethtillyoubringyourselfoffbyyourownexertions.’
Shewasstunnedbythisunexpectedpieceofbrutality,atthemomentwhenshewasglowingwithasortofpleasurebeyondwords,andasortofloveforhim.Because,afterall,likesomanymodernmen,hewasfinishedalmostbeforehehadbegun.Andthatforcedthewomantobeactive.
’Butyouwantmetogoon,togetmyownsatisfaction?’shesaid.
Helaughedgrimly:’Iwantit!’hesaid.’That’sgood!Iwanttohangonwithmyteethclenched,whileyougoforme!’
’Butdon’tyou?’sheinsisted.
Heavoidedthequestion.’Allthedarnedwomenarelikethat,’hesaid.’Eithertheydon’tgooffatall,asiftheyweredeadinthere...orelsetheywaittillachap’sreallydone,andthentheystartintobringthemselvesoff,andachap’sgottohangon.IneverhadawomanyetwhowentoffjustatthesamemomentasIdid.’
Connieonlyhalfheardthispieceofnovel,masculineinformation.Shewasonlystunnedbyhisfeelingagainsther...hisincomprehensiblebrutality.Shefeltsoinnocent.
’Butyouwantmetohavemysatisfactiontoo,don’tyou?’sherepeated.
’Oh,allright!I’mquitewilling.ButI’mdarnedifhangingonwaitingforawomantogooffismuchofagameforaman...’
ThisspeechwasoneofthecrucialblowsofConnie’slife.Itkilledsomethinginher.ShehadnotbeensoverykeenonMichaelis;tillhestartedit,shedidnotwanthim.Itwasasifsheneverpositivelywantedhim