At the Oceana Apartments, he recalls an exchange from Unaccustomed As We Are. Even decades later, he experiences no difficulty in summoning to mind the lines.
Edgar Kennedy, believing the boys to be hiding a woman with whom one of them may be having an affair, helps them to cover their tracks, not realizing that the woman under concealment is his own wife.
Making whoopee, huh? If you fellas are gonna take chances, you better be more careful.
He celebrates the release of the picture not at home with his family, but in Alyce Ardell’s apartment. He celebrates by fucking Alyce Ardell in her bed.
The big thing is, you got to keep it as far away from your wife as you can.
He has heard the talk about Alyce Ardell. Some say she is a gold-digger, but she has never asked him for money. He thinks there may be other men whom she does ask, but he does not want to know of them. If Babe suspects where he has been—and it may be that Babe does—nothing is said.
We married men, we gotta stick together.