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           Lucyfeltanoverwhelmingaffectiontohimforbeingsokindandshewasabletosay,"Youdon’thavetosleepwithme,youknowyouwon’tenjoyitthewayIamnow."

           Julesburstoutlaughing."Youdope,youincredibledope.Didn’tyoueverhearofanyotherwayofmakinglove,farmoreancient,farmorecivilized.Areyoureallythatinnocent?"

           "Ohthat,"shesaid..

           "Ohthat,"hemimickedher."Nicegirlsdon’tdothat,manlymendon’tdothat.Evenintheyear1948.Well,baby,IcantakeyoutothehouseofalittleoldladyrighthereisLasVegaswhowastheyoungestmadamofthemostpopularwhorehouseinthewildwestdays,backis1880,Ithinkitwas.Shelikestotalkabouttheolddays.Youknowwhatshetoldme?Thatthesegunslingers,thosemanly,virile,straight-shootingcowboyswouldalwaysaskthegirlsfora‘French,’whatweactorscallfellatio,whatyoucall‘ohthat.’Didyoueverthinkofdoing‘ohthat’withyourbelovedSonny?"

           Forthefirsttimeshetrulysurprisedhim.SheturnedonhimwithwhathecouldthinkofonlyasaMonaLisasmile(hisscientificmindimmediatelydartingoffonatangent,couldthisbethesolvingofthatcenturies-oldmystery?)andsaidquietly,"IdideverythingwithSonny."Itwasthefirsttimeshehadeveradmittedanythinglikethattoanyone.

           TwoweekslaterJulesSegalstoodintheoperatingroomoftheLosAngeleshospitalandwatchedhisfriendDr.FrederickKellnerperformthespecialty.