Chapters 16-18 Summary

Bogus reminisces about the time when he and Couth lose their virginity at the age of 15. Elspeth comes back from Europe with lots of Bohemian ideas, and the boys like to watch her swim nude in the ocean. One night they steal her clothes so they can get a better look, and Elspeth angrily goes in to her house and tells them to bring her clothes to her. When finally presented with the chance to see her naked, they are embarrassed and pretend that they want to look at her paintings. Elspeth tells the boys she used to baby-sit for them, and they would try to peek on her in the bathroom. She takes them each upstairs in turn and quickly deflowers both of them. When the boys go home, they think they are discovered because they find their parents and...