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           Foreshortened,theirlegslookedweirdwithhisdarklymattedonessandwichedbetweenhersmoothdefreckledones;however,thebulkoftheimageinthemirrorconsistedofArthur’sbuttocks,andashemaneuveredtheyspreadandcontracted,hoppedupanddown,withtwoquiffsofyellowhairlikeDagwood’sjustpokingabovethetwinglobesandwavingathercheerfully.

           Justinelooked;lookedagain.Shestuffedherfistagainsthermouthwildly,gurglingandmoaning.

           "There,there,mydarling,it’sallright!I’vebrokenyoualready,soitcan’thurttoomuch,"hewhispered.

           Herchestbegantoheave;hewrappedhisarmscloseraboutherandmurmuredinarticulateendearments.

           Suddenlyherheadwentback,hermouthopenedinalong,agonizedwail,andbecamepealafterpealofuproariouslaughter.Andthemorelimplyfurioushegot,thehardershelaughed,pointingherfingerhelplesslytowardthefootofthebed,tearsstreamingdownherface.Herwholebodywasconvulsed,butnotquiteinthemannerpoorArthurhadenvisioned.

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           InmanywaysJustinewasalotclosertoDanethantheirmotherwas,andwhattheyfeltforMumbelongedtoMum.Itdidn’timpingeuponorclashwithwhattheyfeltforeachother.Thathadbeenforgedveryearly,andhadgrownratherthandiminished.BythetimeMumwasfreedfromherDroghedabondagetheywereoldenoughtobeatMrs.Smith’skitchentable,doingtheircorrespondencelessons;thehabitoffindingsolaceineachotherhadbeenestablishedforalltime.