And he
was bad with you. Did I not watch? No good is the assistant that lets
the customer go away with not a much obliged."
The portion of the Bible that Enoch read that night was this: "I have
decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine
linen of Egypt.... Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning:
let us solace ourselves with love. For the goodman is not at home, he is
gone on a long journey. He hath--"
"That's lovely," said Gwen.
"Tapestry from my shop," Enoch expounded. "And Irish linen. And busy was
the draper in Kingsend."
Gwen pretended to be asleep.
"He is the father. That will learn him to keep his promise. The wicked
man!"
Unknown to her husband Gwen stood before Ben; and at the sight of her
Ben longed to wanton with her. Gwen stretched out her arms to be clear
of him and to speak to him; her speech was stopped with kisses and her
breasts swelled out. Again she found pleasure in Ben's strength.
Then she spoke of her husband's hatred.
"Like a Welshman every spit he is," said Ben. "And a black."
But his naughtiness oppressed him for many days and he intrigued; and it
came to pass that Enoch was asked to contest a Welsh constituency, and
Enoch immediately let fall his anger for Ben.
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