“
Carrot peered over Colon’s shoulder .
‘What’s a virgin?’ he said.
‘An unmarried girl,’ said Colon quickly.
‘What, like my friend Reet?’ said Carrot, horrified.
‘Well, no’ said Colon.
‘She’s not married, you know. None of Mrs Palm’s girls are married.’ ”
‘What’s a virgin?’ he said.
‘An unmarried girl,’ said Colon quickly.
‘What, like my friend Reet?’ said Carrot, horrified.
‘Well, no’ said Colon.
‘She’s not married, you know. None of Mrs Palm’s girls are married.’ ”
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Carrot still struggles to come to grips with the idea of Mrs Palm’s working girls.
(From Guards! Guards! (1989))
