Of Wild and Merry Men by Garrett Hutson

Author:Garrett Hutson [Garrett Hutson]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Warfleigh Publishing
Published: 2023-08-08T00:00:00+00:00

Benjamin and several of the others had gone to refill their mugs at the beer barrel, and Noah stood alone for a few minutes, watching the dancers. In particular, he watched as Leo and the Indian maid he was dancing with separated from the circle and went off alone, to the corner of the servants’ house.

Leo stood close to her, and his fingers intertwined with hers. Noah’s eyes stayed glued to them, to Leo’s fingers stroking the girl’s forearm. Those fingers that had tickled Noah’s bollocks when he “measured” him for his breechclout, and teased his pillicock with a graze, now found the touch of a young woman more appealing.

Noah couldn’t help the pangs of jealousy that ripped through him, even though it was hypocritical, given his own activities with Benjamin.

“They look well together, don’t they?”

Mr. Morton’s voice startled Noah. His cheeks heated at being discovered staring. He nodded, but kept silent.

“She is a beautiful girl, is she not? And our Leo is a beautiful boy. They would make a good match. How much more beautiful would be the offspring of such a union, should that happen?”

Noah frowned. That wouldn’t be a good thing at all. Leo, he was like them—like Noah and Benjamin—not like most boys who liked girls.

“At the height of Rome’s grandeur, no less a luminary than Cicero wrote, ‘A true lover of beauty must be equally drawn to both sexes.’ Our Leo is a true lover of beauty. As am I.”

Noah’s eyes widened, and he looked at Morton’s face. The audacious admission hung in the air like mist.

Amusement twinkled in Morton’s eyes. “Does it shock thee to hear me speak thusly?”

Noah wondered if he would seem unsophisticated to admit that it did. He shrugged, and Morton chuckled.

“At the Inns of Court, we spend a great deal of time studying the writings of the Greeks and Romans, ruminating over every minute detail of their law and philosophy. Far more than do students of the universities at Oxford and Cambridge. It is necessary for lawyers, you see. But one can’t help but be struck at how often the ancients waxed on about the beauty of the male form, sometimes more than the beauty of women. One realizes the natural state of man is to be drawn to both.”

Noah dropped his eyes. If man’s natural state were to be drawn to both sexes, then he was still unnatural; he’d only ever been drawn to boys.

Morton put his arm around Noah. “Let that thought bring thee comfort, Noah. Thou art not alone in such desire. Indeed, the Inns of Court encourage a certain libertine attitude among those who are open to it. I wish thou could have known that, as I did at thy age. It might have brought thee confidence—something that I suspect was stolen from thee, by someone close. But I see it budding in thee now.”

Noah nodded. “Thank you.”

Benjamin and the others returned with full mugs, laughing at something.

“Come, lads! Let us make merry, as did our

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