The Burning
“‘Is that it?’ ‘What do you want to me say?’ ‘It’s obviously a male thing – “not of this earth”.’ ‘You think?’ ‘I’ve not heard of women turning men into imaginary angels. It’s certainly never been a fantasy of mine.’ ‘I suppose somewhere in their minds, most guys, well – ’ he paused to correct himself, ‘immature guys, have this image of a woman being pure. And if she’s pure, then she’s no longer quite human, is she?’ ‘How do you define “pure”? I mean, what are the criteria?’ ‘Aren’t we going to ...watch a film now?’ ‘In a minute. Stop changing the subject.’ Michael came back into the room and tipped the last of the wine into their glasses that were standing empty on the mantelpiece. ‘I can’t speak for him. How do I know what he thinks?’ ‘Tell me what a pure woman is. Come on – you must have discussed this kind of stuff in the Air Force.’ Michael gave her a look, and decided to humour her. ‘I think maybe we’re talking about two different things.MoreLess
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