SoItookonwithBertha，andIwasgladshewascommon。Iwantedhertobecommon。Iwantedtobecommonmyself。Well，Imarriedher，andshewasn’tbad。Thoseother“pure“womenhadnearlytakenalltheballsoutofme，butshewasallrightthatway。Shewantedme，andmadenobonesaboutit。AndIwasaspleasedaspunch。ThatwaswhatIwanted：awomanwhowantedmetofuckher。SoIfuckedherlikeagoodun。AndIthinkshedespisedmeabit，forbeingsopleasedaboutit，andbringin’herherbreakfastinbedsometimes。Shesortofletthingsgo，didn’tgetmeaproperdinnerwhenIcamehomefromwork，andifIsaidanything，flewoutatme。AndIflewback，hammerandtongs。SheflungacupatmeandItookherbythescruffoftheneckandsqueezedthelifeoutofher。
Thatsortofthing!Butshetreatedmewithinsolence。Andshegotso’sshe’dneverhavemewhenIwantedher：never。Alwaysputmeoff，brutalasyoulike。Andthenwhenshe’dputmerightoff，andIdidn’twanther，she’dcomealllovey-dovey，andgetme。AndIalwayswent。ButwhenIhadher，she’dnevercomeoffwhenIdid。Never!She’djustwait。IfIkeptbackforhalfanhour，she’dkeepbacklonger。AndwhenI’dcomeandreallyfinished，thenshe’dstartonherownaccount，andIhadtostopinsidehertillshebroughtherselfoff，wrigglingandshouting，she’dclutchclutchwithherselfdownthere，an’thenshe’dcomeoff，fairinecstasy。
Andthenshe’dsay：Thatwaslovely!GraduallyIgotsickofit：andshegotworse。Shesortofgotharderandhardertobringoff，andshe’dsortoftearatmedownthere，asifitwasabeaktearingatme。ByGod，youthinkawoman’ssoftdownthere，likeafig。ButItellyoutheoldrampershavebeaksbetweentheirlegs，andtheytearatyouwithittillyou’resick。Self!Self!Self!allself!tearingandshouting!Theytalkaboutmen’sselfishness，butIdoubtifitcanevertouchawoman’sblindbeakishness，onceshe’sgonethatway。Likeanoldtrull!Andshecouldn’thelpit。
Itoldheraboutit，ItoldherhowIhatedit。Andshe’deventry。She’dtrytoliestillandletmeworkthebusiness。She’dtry。Butitwasnogood。Shegotnofeelingoffit，frommyworking。Shehadtoworkthethingherself，grindherowncoffee。Anditcamebackonherlikearavingnecessity，shehadtoletherselfgo，andtear，tear，tear，asifshehadnosensationinherexceptinthetopofherbeak，theveryoutsidetoptip，thatrubbedandtore。That’showoldwhoresusedtobe，somenusedtosay。Itwasalowkindofself-willinher，aravingsortofself-will：
likeinawomanwhodrinks。WellintheendIcouldn’tstandit。Wesleptapart。Sheherselfhadstartedit，inherboutswhenshewantedtobeclearofme，whenshesaidIbossedher。Shehadstartedhavingaroomforherself。