Chapter 86

           Iwassittinginmyshortsoneafternoonaweeklater.Therewasatenderlittleknockonthedoor."Justamoment,"Isaid.Iputonarobeandopenedthedoor.

           "We’retwogirlsfromGermany.We’vereadyourbooks."

           Onelookedtobeabout19,theothermaybe22.

           IhadtwoorthreebooksoutinGermanyinlimitededitions.IhadbeenborninGermanyin1920,inAndernach.ThehouseIhadlivedinduringmychildhoodwasnowabrothel.Icouldn’tspeakGerman.ButtheyspokeEnglish.

           "Comein."

           Theysatonthecouch.

           "I’mHilda,"saidthe19yearold.

           "I’mGertrude,"saidthe22yearold.

           "I’mHank."

           "Wethoughtyourbookswereverysadandveryfunny,"saidGertrude.

           "Thankyou."

           Iwentinandpoured3vodka-7s.Iloadedtheirdrinks,andIloadedmine.

           "We’reonourwaytoNewYorkCity.Wethoughtwewouldstopby,"saidGertrude.

           Theywentontosaythey’dbeeninMexico.TheyspokegoodEnglish.Gertrudewasheavier,almostabutterball;shewasallbreastsandass.Hildawasthin,lookedlikeshewasundersomekindofstrain...constipatedandodd,butattractive.

           AsIdrankIcrossedmylegs.Myrobefellapart.

           "Oh,"saidGertrude,"youhavesexylegs!"

           "Yes,"saidHilda.

           "Iknowit,"Isaid.

           Thegirlsstayedrightalongwithmeonthedrinks.Iwentandconcoctedthreemore.WhenIsatdownagainImadesurethatmyrobecoveredmeproperly.

           "Yougirlscanstayhereforafewdays,restup."

           Theydidn’tanswer.

           "Oryoudon’thavetostay,"Isaid."It’sallright.Wecanjusttalkawhile.Idon’twanttomakeanydemandsonyou."

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