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. It inspires lewd thoughts.'
'Really? Does seeing my legs cause you to get an erection?'
'Margrethe!'
'Alec, stop being a fub! I asked a simple question.'
'An improper question.' '
She sighed. 'I don't see how that question can possibly be improper between husband and wife. And I will never concede that my legs are indecent. Or that nakedness is indecent. I have been naked in front of hundreds of people -'
'Margrethe!'
She looked surprised. 'Surely you know that?'
'I did not know it and I am shocked to hear it.'
'Truly, dear? But you know how well I swim.'
'What's that got to do with it? I swim well, too. But I don't swim naked; I wear a bathing suit.' (But I, was remembering most sharply the pool in Konge Knut - of course my darling was used to nude swimming. I found myself out on a limb.)
'Oh. Yes. I've seen such suits, in Mazatlбn. And in Spain. But, darling, we're going astray again. The problem is wider than whether or not bare legs are indecent or whether I should have kissed Steve good-bye or even whether I must obey you. You are expecting me to be what I am not. I want to be your wife for many years, for -all my life - and I hope to share Heaven with you if Heaven is your destination. But, darling, I am not a child, I am not a slave. Because I love you I wish to please you. But I will not obey an order simply because I am a wife.'
I could say that I overwhelmed her with the brilliance of my rebuttal
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