“Of course,” she says, flushing a little in excitement. “I feel that way exactly. I’m so glad you do too. I was beginning to think that men were just different. Most of them——”
“Sure. Honestly, do they bother you so much?” You frown.
“Yes, even me. Can you imagine? Me!”
“That just shows you. If you’ll pardon my being frank....”
“Of course.”
“I can’t imagine anything like that, with you.”
“Certainly. I know. That’s why we get along so well, isn’t it?”
“We are—friends, aren’t we?”
“Sure!”
Squeeze her hand and puff at your pipe, thinking deeply. Then sigh, and say, “Funny thing, sex.”