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I wasn't just sure if I wanted to keep on with the talk or not, so I hesitated. Finally, I said, "What's the matter with you? You told me downstairs that you were getting to be a grown woman and the minute I start to talk like a guy does to a grown woman, you back off from it. What's with you?" Her eyes were very large. "I don't know. You make it sound awful." "Nothing awful about it. What's the difference between talking frankly and doing it?" "I don't k-know," she faltered. "Except you scare me when you talk that way." "Then I guess you're not as grown up as you think, Elly, so we'd better knock it off right now." She bit her lower lip. "But I'm hot, Tommy. I – I want to. Or I did before you started to talk this way." "You don't want to now?" "I – er – I don't know. You made me feel awful funny, talking that way." "Then – I guess you're not as grown up as you think." I waved my hand with a breeziness I didn't feel. "Okay, baby. We'll call a halt to it right now. I'm going downstairs and take a bath. See you." "Tommy, wait." I had moved to the doorway and now I stopped and turned around. "Yeah?" "Tommy, I'm awful hot ...»