Helen obligingly presented us with a copy of the new form of marriage service, with all the vulgar bits left out - which was asking for trouble. Peter very funny about it - said he knew all about the "procreation of children," in theory though not in practice, but that the "increase of mankind" by any other method sounded too advanced for him, and that, if he ever did indulge in such dangerous amusements, he would, with his wife's permission, stick to the old-fashioned procedure. He also said that, as for the "gift of continence," he wouldn't have it as a gift, and had no objection to admitting as much.
(from Busman's Honeymoon, by Dorothy L. Sayers)
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