"Getting how?"
"Getting stiff."
"I know, Mickey dear, but the stiff I mean is not the kind of stiff you mean."
"You better be careful, Ev," said Pearl. "You might catch pneumonia from being in that river."
"You are wrong there—the only thing you will catch from being in that river is hydrophobia, and I think I had that when I was a virgin," laughed Evelyn.
"Good Heavens, Ev," said Mickey, "Was you ever a virgin?"
"Well, there has always been a doubt in my mind about that—you see, if I ever was—it's been so long ago my memory fails to recognize the fact."
"It must be grand to be a virgin," from Pearl.
"Yeah—but think of the fun you miss," said Mickey. "I sure remember the time I stopped being a virgin, and do I remember the one who put a stop to it!"
"What was he like?" asked Pearl. "And—what was you like?"