then a long sleep restored me from any excess.
Although I did not like Mabel's behaviour, and did not care about her
having had the other men as I thought, yet it annoyed me; but it had the
effect of giving me a strong lech for her for some time. I used to think
as I fucked her, of my prick rubbing where Freds and Lord A... 's had
rubbed. It delighted me to say, "Should you know it was my prick if
you had just awakened?"--"Did his hurt you, when he pushed like
this?"--shove, shove,--"Tell me how Fred goes just before he spends."
We used to fetch each other by talking over that night; but she did not
recollect very clearly, and declared she was sure I had not had her,
although I certainly had her once that night, and when the spunk of
Lord A... and Fred's was in her. It used to horrify me when I thought of
that, such was my masculine inconsistency then.

We all four dined together, but were a little reserved until wine was
in us, then we laughed about the night; but Laura saying we had better
forget it, we agreed not to talk about it again, nor did we with the
women. Fred and I used often to do so, he never seemed so happy as when
he was asking me, if Laura was not a damned fine fuck, but directly I
said yes, he was silent.

The frolic brought about a great deal of mischief. Lord A...'s
housekeeper and maid left that day, they would not stop. I dare say they
had seen and heard enough to tell them the games we were up to, for we
were not particular about shutting doors. Lord A... regretted the cook,
because she was such a good one. She told the valet, and soon after he
was insolent to Lady A..., so Lord A... kicked him out. He summoned
A... before a magistrate for an assault, and A... was fool enough not to
compromise it. The man told a lot. The owner of the house gave Lord A...
notice to quit, he and Lady A... went to lodgings, and the publicity
embroiled Lord A... still more with his family.

Neither was the friendship between us all quite the same. Laura and
Mabel quarrelled. Lord A... would not let his mistress visit them unless
he was with her, Laura would never leave Mabel in the room alone with
Fred. Occasionally we still dined together, and went to the theatre. One
night when we had had much wine, we joked about the night, and the women
got quarrelling. Laura said the affair was disgraceful, and had it not
been for Mabel, it never would have happened. Mabel bounced off to her
own rooms. Soon after I took separa