Otter Creek Does it hurt to feel so high?

The resulting silence was Dusty Rose forcing himself not to dole out more advice which was, at this point, throw out the whole man. Although even nearing three years old he had yet to experience lasting attraction to any male or female, he had never considered that one sex went with the other anymore than they went with themselves. Now that he thought of it, most couples he knew were a male and a female — but what was the difference, really?

Y'know. Aside from the obvious. But even his parents had found a way to bring some cute lil kids into the world, so what could possibly be the problem?

He was starting to think that Etienne had fallen for a very dim sort of fellow.

"I guess people are gonna do as they think is right," he said tightly, in that backhanded Appalachian sorta way. What he meant was, I guess you can't beat sense into a bucket or maybe, he's wrong and I don't think he's got much of a chance of learning to be right.

But Dusty Rose, despite all appearances, had been raised with manners.

"I suppose it don't help to tell you you can do much better," he said, not much hope in his tone.