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Chapter 31

           Hehadeven(once)letagirlinvitehimtoanudistresort,andithadnottroubledhimespeciallyafterthefirstfiveminutesorsohehadsimplyregardeditasasillylotoftroubletogotoforthedubiouspleasuresofpoisonivy,scratches,andanall-oversunburnthatbadputhiminbedforaday.

           Butnowhefoundhimselfbalancedinperfectindecision,unabletomakeuphismindbetweentheprobableurbanityofremovinghissymbolicfigleaf?andtheevenstrongerprobabilitycertaintyhedecidedthatifhedidsoandstrangerscameinwhoweredressedandstayedthatway,hewouldfeelall-firedsilly.Hell,hemightevenblush!

           "Whatwouldyouhavedone,Jubal?"Bendemanded.

           Harshawliftedhiseyebrows."Axeyouexpectingmetobeshocked,Ben?Ihaveseenthehumanbody,professionallyandotherwise,formostofacentury.Itisoftenpleasingtotheeye,frequentlymostdepressingandneversignificantperse.Onlyinthesubjectivevaluetheviewerplacesonthesight.IgrokMikerunshishouseholdalongnudistlines.ShallIcheer?OrmustIcry?Neither.Itleavesmeunmoved."

           "Damnitman!,it’seasyforyoutositthereandbeOlympianaboutityouweren’tfacedwiththechoice.I’veneverseenyoutakeoffyourpantsincompany."

           "Norareyoulikelyto.‘Othertimes,othercustoms.’ButIgrokyouwerenotmotivatedbymodesty.Youweresufferingfromamorbidfearofappearingridiculousawell-knownphobiawithalong,pseudo-GreeknamewithwhichIshallnotboreyou."

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