Henry began feeling a little uncomfortable. Normally it would not have mattered. Some women thought they guessed his mind at the big parties. They thought he betrayed himself with certain facial expressions, and they were of course wrong. Just because every other man craved what they could give, it did not imply he would crave quite the same for his satisfaction.?It was beyond most of them to guess, he would not have guessed either had he not been forced to dwell in?his head. But at the very least, their accuracy would not have mattered. He would have countered, distracted, diverted, denied, and been all the happier in the process, for managing to defend his unpalatable secrets. But Rena really knew what he was thinking just now, and for some reason, he?wanted to make a good impression on her.?
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He didn't even know why,?the instant physical connection might have been sufficient?for others to draw their conclusions, but not for the likes of him. The disturbing thing was that it put a pressure on him, to try to deny, to improve her opinion, with some prevarications. A pointless project that was, since she already acknowledged the truth exactly as he experienced it. There was simply no point denying, despite his wish. So, with some uncomfortable regret, Henry finally admitted.?
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"I don't know how you managed to deduce it on such a short occasion of our acquaintance, but I would not deny the right of it. Your statement is true, to some degree. I do make exceptions for a few select women, I suppose, but I only hear of them, from a distance, and have not quite encountered many who could be considered equal to me. I heard some arguments that the two genders have not always been so unevenly matched, that religion played some part in establishing the inequality. It might be true, but again and again I observe not only?lack of education per se, that could have been forgiven, but also the lack of interest in pursuing it, on behalf of the fairer gender.
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At least my patients, they claim they have not enough?wealth to afford the finest, do not wish to settle for less, and that would have made sense. Only they do find the time to attend unnecessary public events and?spend?ll of their resources on shoes, and he prestigious types of food, disregarding their nutritional properties. This applies to both genders equally in truth, but women do seem to be wroth. I would have begged for your pardon only, naturally, I do not deem you comparable to any of them, and for a different reason, I would consider Leticia to be different as well. Perhaps it is that level of aspiration, ambition even, that I associate with the more dominant gender, and in Leticia's case, the comparison does not seem to be far off. The way she talked about Victor...even my flexible mind became aghast at her suggestion..." Henry solemnly declared,?slightly exaggerating his?horror for the?sake of propriety,?and reducing the magnitude of his amusement with the girl.
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"Oh truly, your father is of a similar mind? Does he do science as well? He sounds objectively scientific, and I don't have nearly enough friends who comport with the rational kind of thinking. What does he do again," Henry began wondering, trailing off out of concern for the little lady experiencing some kind of pain.
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"What ails then, is it serious, what are these contacts, in contact with what?" He began firing up questions, prepared to use fainting salts despite?Rena's protestations, if?need be, and heavier drugs if required.
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"Oh, so, you are not in pain, nor immediate danger," Henry breathed with relief, still somewhat shaken by the unfamiliar concept. "Do I still...need?to help you somehow," he wondered carefully, trying not to excite the girl too much all over again.??
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