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Chapter 33

           SofarasIrecallonlyprecivilizationEskimoswereeverthisnaiveandtheyweresoremotefromtherestofusthattheyalmostqualifiedas‘MenfromMars’themselves.However,wesoongavethemourvirtuesandinsteadofhappysharingtheynowhavechastityandadulteryjustliketherestofusthosewhosurvivedthetransition.Iwonderiftheygainedbyit?Whatdoyouthink,

           "Iwouldn’tcaretobeanEskimo.thankyou."

           "NeitherwouldI.Spoiledrawfishmakesmebilious."

           "Well,yesbut,Jubal,Ihadinmindhotwaterandsoap.IguessI’meffete."

           "I’mdecadentinthatrespect,too,Ben;IwasborninahousewithnomoreplumbingthananiglooandI’venowishtorepeatmychildhood.ButIassumethatnoseshardenedtothestinkofrottingblubberwouldnotbeupsetbyunwashedhumanbodies.Butnevertheless,despitecuriouscuisineandpitifulpossessions,theEskimoswereinvariablyreportedtohavebeenthehappiestpeopleonEarth.Wecanneverbesurewhytheywerehappy,butwecanbeutterlycertainthatanyunhappinesstheydidsufferwasnotcausedbysexualjealousy.Theyborrowedandlentspouses,bothways,bothforconvenienceandpurelyforfunanditdidnotmakethemunhappy.

           "Oneistemptedtoask:Who’slooney?MikeandtheEskimos?Ortherestofus?Wecan’tjudgebythefactthatyouandIhavenostomachforsuchgroupsportsourcanalizedtastesareirrelevant.

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