The World According to Garp Page #6

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- His ear?

- Part of it.

Garp, are you up there?

Jenny Fields, are you up there?

Yes, what is it you want?

What the hell did that bastard son of yours

do to my dog?

There's blood on the porch!

There's blood everywhere!

He's under the house,

and he won't come out!

What did he do?

Garp bit Bonkie.

We've got oranges, fruits and vegetables.

Now all we need is some butter,

some milk, and...

...some coffee.

And we're also out of syrup.

Is that the latest fashion?

No, Mom, that's the oldest profession.

- Whores?

- Oh, yes.

How do you know?

Just a writer's instinct.

- I want to talk with one of them.

- Come on.

No, I want to ask her about something.

- About what?

- I want to ask her about lust!

Mom!

Oh, boy.

Pardon me. My name is Jenny Fields.

Are you a prostitute?

What's it to you?

My name's Garp.

My mother and I were just...

- Your mother?

- I'll be glad to pay you.

- Yes, you see, my mother...

- No.

I don't go for no kinky stuff.

You want any of that, go to 8th Avenue.

- She just wants to talk to you.

- What's your regular charge?

- Ask a few questions.

- Would $10 be enough?

$10?

- What's the usual?

- I don't know. It depends.

I'll give you $20.

We'll go someplace where we can get

a cup of coffee, get warm and talk.

You pay for the coffee?

Of course.

What the hell. Go.

Mom, can we go now?

Do you feel anything?

Do you get any physical enjoyment from it?

Not when I'm working. Oh, sometimes.

Why do you think men like you?

- We've really got to go.

- Do you like her?

- She's nice, Mom, but...

- What is it about her that you want?

I don't mean just her sex parts.

I mean,

is there something else that's satisfying?

It's a combination.

How do you feel to be wanted in that way?

Does it degrade you

to have my son want you in that way?

Or do you think it only degrades him?

I don't know.

Do you want her?

Do you want her like you want Helen?

Is it the same kind of want?

You really want to have sex with her.

Well, do you?

Yes.

Of course I do.

All right.

Look, it's all right with me

if your mother wants to buy me for you.

But she can't come along with us.

- No.

- Absolutely not.

I will not have her watching us.

I am still a Catholic, believe it or not.

- You want anything funny...

- I don't intend to watch.

I've heard quite enough.

Thank you so much for your time.

You do what you want to do,

or what you have to do, I guess.

- Here.

- Don't give me money here!

Why not?

Because it's illegal, Mom.

- Why?

- Because it is, that's why.

That's silly.

It's her body. Why shouldn't she use it

the way she wants to?

Here.

I'll see you later.

Good night.

Thank you so much.

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