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Show "Hands off. Nothing particularly oversized either." "'Just right,' said the little bear, and ate it all up." "Stop! Quit fooling around." "Then tell me already, what does Catherine mean?" "It's just about the most common name in the world, is all. With all the variations." "You are all women to me, Kathleen." "That sounds like it's from a play." "From my heart, Katie. Hey, know what a kate used to be? Somebody's favorite whore." "I'll have you know that Catherine-according to a name book I looked at-Catherine means 'pure one."1 At that moment I realized how well it fit. I got up to my knees so I could kiss her. "Kathleen Margaret. I saw you sign your full name once in high school and I never forgot the Margaret." "It's only the second most common name in the world. With its variations." "Oh those variations! Does it mean something like 'lovely' or Moveable'?" "It means 'pearl.' You know, as in necklace?" "White as pearl," I said, touching her for the third time. "And you are my Pearl of Great Price." I looked into her eyes, calm and grey, beautiful with fond amusement. Supporting her breasts in my hands I leaned forward and kissed her on the forehead, on the cool jewel of her mind. Soon we found it more comfortable to stretch out together. "What's this?" she said. "Somebody else wants to get into the act? What's his. name?" "He shall be nameless." |