Chapter 5 As the days went by, Lucien found himself growing more and more fond of Abel. Not only in the physical sense, but Abel’s free spirit and radical ideas fascinated him, made him want to spend as much time with the man as he could. “I once had an affair with a captain’s wife,” said Abel one day while they were weaving palm leaf mats. “And then at sea, I had the captain.” Lucien never ceased to be shocked. “If I didn’t know you better, I’d swear you were pulling my leg.” Abel c****d his head. “I’ve had too exciting a life to have to invent stories, Lucien. But tell me, have you ever fantasized about being with another man? Before now, I mean.” Lucien was at first reluctant to reply. Societal conditioning had made certain of that. Then he remembered who he was talking to. Who had