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Chapter 31

           Thegentlewarningontheexitdoor,thefactthattherewerenowindowsanywhereintheNest,thewomblikecomfortoftheNestitself,Patricia’slackofattireplusthefactthatshehadsuggested(butnotinsisted)thathedolikewisealladdeduptoanunmistakablepatternofhabitualdomesticnudity?amongpeoplewhowereallatleastnominallyhisown"waterbrothers,"eventhoughhehadnotmetmostofthem.

           HehadseenfurtherconfirmationinadditiontoPatricia,whosebehaviorhehaddiscountedsomewhatfromavaguefeelingthatatattooedladymightverywellhaveoddhabitsaboutclothing.Oncomingintothelivingroomtheyhadpassedamanheadedtheotherway,towardthebathsandthenote2andhehadwornlessthanPatriciabyonesnakeandlotsofpictures.Hehadgreetedthemwith"ThouartGod"andgoneon,apparentlyasusedtobuffasPatriciawas.But,Benremindedhimself,this"brother"hadn’tseemedsurprisedthatBenwasdressed,either.

           Therehadbeenothersuchevidenceinthelivingroom:abodysprawledfacedownonacouchacrosstheroomawoman,Benthought,althoughhehadnotwantedtostareafteraquickglancehadshownhimthatthisonewasnaked,too.

           BenCaxtonhadthoughthimselftobesophisticatedaboutsuchthings.Swimmingwithoutsuitsbeconsideredonlysensible.Heknewthatmanyfamilieswerecasuallynakedintheirownhomesandthiswasafamily,ofsortsalthoughhehimselfhadnotbeenbroughtupinthecustom.

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