A young couple finds a summer rental on a charming block of brownstones in Manhattan. In the back court, the fences have been taken down and the long, narrow patches of green have been turned into a common garden. Robin and Paul don't notice at first that now every back door opens into every other back door. And it takes them much longer to realize that the block association is not a civic but a sexual organization.* * *HE WOKE HER. A light blanket lay across her shoulders. He had turned on a soft light and put on a record. ...
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A young couple finds a summer rental on a charming block of brownstones in Manhattan. In the back court, the fences have been taken down and the long, narrow patches of green have been turned into a common garden. Robin and Paul don't notice at first that now every back door opens into every other back door. And it takes them much longer to realize that the block association is not a civic but a sexual organization.* * *HE WOKE HER. A light blanket lay across her shoulders. He had turned on a soft light and put on a record. Outside, in the common garden, it was still raining. She could see a corner of the rain-washed stone fountain, gleaming like new marble in the evening air. He combed back her hair with his fingers and said,
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