“You’re going to . . . you know.” “Have carnal relations? Certainly. If the man is willing. I’ve found most of them are.” “Please don’t say ‘carnal relations.’ ” “OK. Sex, then.” “Please don’t say that, either.” “Oh, I know you think it’s only for lithe twenty-year-olds. I did, too, when I was your age. But if I recall, it wasn’t all that good. I do hope boys have gotten better at it.”