Page 7 of Naughty November
To make it quite plain that he wanted to, Go for a walk or a stroll through the grass,
Then hurry back home for a nice piece of…”
Toby put a hand to his ear and raised his eyebrows.
“Ass!” a few men shouted out.
Snickers and scoffs came from the others.
“Ice creamand cake and a piece of roast duck, And after each meal he was ready to…”
He put his hand to his ear and half the room yelled out “Fuck!”
Toby shook his head and kept going.
“Gofor a walk or a stroll on the dock, With any young man with a sizeable…”
“Cock!” everyone yelled.
“Bunchof green bills in a pretty big roll, And if he talked fast enough, he would show him his…”
“Hole!”
Toby shook his head sadly at our terrible guesses.
“Littlepet dog who’s subject to fits, And maybe let him grab hold of his…” Toby sang, cupping his chemise where the top of the corset rested.
I’d never heard a group of gay men yell out the word “Tits!” so hard.
Toby threw back his head, laughing, then went on.
“Littlewhite hand with a movement so quick, Then he’d lean over and tickle his…”
“Dick!”
“Chinwhile he showed what he once learned in France, And asked the poor fellow to take off his…
“Pants!”
“Coatwhile he sang “Off the Mandalay Shore,” For whatever he was, fancy Steve was no bore.”
Toby took a deep breath and put a hand to his brow. “Holy shit. That’s a long one.”
“That’s what he said!” a few men yelled out as Toby gave them the finger and left the stage, flouncing in his petticoats like a Victorian strumpet.
I met Atticus’ wide grin.
“Utterly magical,” I said. “How did I not know this place existed?”
“Most of their advertising is on Instagram,” Atticus said, as Toby waved and bid us all adieu, placing the microphone on the piano and giving a sweet curtsy.
“That would explain it. I have Facebook but I don’t use it much. I’m not on Instagram.”
“Jesus. Youareold,” Atticus said, with a gleam in his eye.
“Maybe I should sign up. Seems I’m missing out on important information.”
Atticus shrugged. “I like Instagram. It’s more chill than X and more interesting than Facebook. Please tell me you know what X is.”