uick . Quick and plain. But it h her.
, I said, after a moment, to embrace you.
ill. I t. She said,
You mean, to stand h me in his arms?
S, and I pictured once, in Gentlemans grip. I saanding—as you do see men and girls, sometimes, at nig urn your eyes. I tried to turn my eyes, no, of course, could not, for to turn to, t, brigern slides.
I greful way,
to stand. Its rougand. You only stand o lie in or must be quick. A gentleman would embrace .
A bed, shis?
Pero so shape, when youve finished!
I laug t too loud. Maud flinco frown.
Finis? she embrace?
Finis, I said.
But do you mean, the embrace?
Finis. I turned, turned again. is! ?—Finis. Can I be plainer?
I talk instead of beds, of feat are to me? You talk of it. s it?
It is is tual tarts you off. t comes over you, like—like ing to dance, to a time, to music. have you never—?
Never w?
Never mind, I said. I still moved, restlessly. You must not mind. It will be easy. Like dancing is.
But dancing is not easy, s be taugo dance. You taught me.
t.
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ts of o dance. You can only do to you, when once you have begun.
I felt t o me. I dont t kisses can start me off. Mr Riverss kisses never ain necessary muscle or nerve—?
I said, For Gods sake, miss. Are you a girl, or a surgeon? Of course your moutight, like a spring. I rose from my pillow. here are your lips? I said.
My lips? sone of surprise. they are here.
I found them, and kissed her.
I kne all rigy like kissing aste, first. t moved against mine. t opened. I felt ongue. I felt —
I , only to s I lay , starting up in me, everytart in leman kissed made me giddy. It made me blus made me drunk. I dre, from hers. I said, in a whisper,
Do you feel it?
to my tongue. S ansill I t suddenly, if Ive put rance? Say s? ever ell her uncle—?
ted a little. And then she spoke