Love Lies Dreaming (2013)
“I am a member of one of these gangs. My three confederates and myself sneak quietly off to a retired court, leaving our women folk to their own devices (after all, what is wrong with ladies doubles?) and there we work off some of the violent energy we have accumulated during the mixed doubles into which we have been conscripted previously, before we could evade the watchful eyes of the others.
When the rain stopped, one of these confederates put his head round the corner of the veranda, caught my eye, and made the gesture I knew so well. It was only the work of a moment to excuse myself to the others, furtively secure my racket, and evaporate quietly away to the lonely court. It was very enjoyable tennis that we had for the remainder of the afternoon. My conscience may have pricked me a little, but hardly enough to make me uncomfortable. After all, I had played three sets with Constance, and when I peered across the shrubbery to where she was playing, I saw that one of the innumerable... young men she collects had turned up, and that she was taking part in what appeared to be a fairly energetic mixed.MoreLess
When the rain stopped, one of these confederates put his head round the corner of the veranda, caught my eye, and made the gesture I knew so well. It was only the work of a moment to excuse myself to the others, furtively secure my racket, and evaporate quietly away to the lonely court. It was very enjoyable tennis that we had for the remainder of the afternoon. My conscience may have pricked me a little, but hardly enough to make me uncomfortable. After all, I had played three sets with Constance, and when I peered across the shrubbery to where she was playing, I saw that one of the innumerable... young men she collects had turned up, and that she was taking part in what appeared to be a fairly energetic mixed.MoreLess
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