all becauseMr. Ross is quite considerate.ButCharles isnt in love with him. Henry felt quite confident ofthis.No,Sir, of course not, no more than hes in love with Simon.Henrywas less sure of this. Youre certain he isnt? From whatyouve told me...Mr.Ross enjoys his luxuries, Sir, Martin explained primly. He isvery fond of Simon, Sir, but I believe his affection falls short ofthe mark for romantic love.So,about New Years, Henry began. I have some questions,actually...Martinfrowned. Are they suitable for the breakfast room, Sir? Or shouldyou ask me upstairs?Oh,they were definitely not breakfast room questions. Ill ask whenwere through eating, Henry decided.Aftertheyd eaten all the sandwiches they could stomach, as well aslarge squares of cake, they retired to Henrys room. Martin removedHenrys boots and then his own, and they sprawled together on thebed.Allright, Henry. What are your questions?Well,I was thinking, Henry began slowly. With all the groupsituations and all the show-off sex, the slaves are fucking eachother quite often, arent they?Somemore than others. It depends on what the masters want to see.Whatdo you mean?Well,until his troubles, the masters always wanted Tom at the center ofthings, whether he was fucking or being fucked, because hes sopretty and he has a nice cock. Tom also usually enjoyed himself, andthats more fun for the masters to watch. But Julian, even thoughhes so beautiful, is almost never asked to do anything becausehes terrible at it. Hes unenthusiastic and half-hearted inputting on a show and uses poor technique when hes asked to doanything for a master.Doyou think hes being terrible on purpose?Oh,certainly, but its still no fun for anyone.Whoelse is enthusiastic, then?Iunderstand Allen is especially good at doing the fucking. All of theothers are very complimentary and they like taking a turn with him.Some of my friends even joke that Allen should give lessons to themastersthough you must never repeat that, please, Henry! Martintook hold of Henrys arm and clung a little desperately. Please,Sir.Ofcourse I wont, Henry assured him. He pictured lanky Allen withhis long auburn hair, imagined him without his clothes, and had amoments fantasy of letting him fuck Martin so that Martin mightcompare their technique. Who else?Willloves to be fucked. As Ive mentioned before, Wills like me.Willcould not compare to Martin in Henrys opinion, of course, but hedid accept that they shared a preference for men.Martincontinued. Simons the same, and neither of them likes to do thefucking.Whatabout Peter?Whatdo you mean?Ishe especially good at anything?Martinconsidered a moment, clearly thinking over a lot of pastconversations. Hmm...I dont really recall hearing anything oneway or the other. Not everyone can be a standout, after all.Whosespecially terrible? Besides Julian, I mean.Julianis definitely the worst. Lets see...Dick is apparently prettyawful at sucking a cock. He gags very easily.Thatsunlucky, Henry remarked, feeling a little sorry for Dicksmaster Robert.Aboy like Dick wouldnt have been made a companion at Ganymede,Martin said with confidence. Any boy who couldnt take a cockwould have ended up a butler or a footman.Whichhouse is Dick from again?Perseus,Sir. Its a newer house, of course.Martinssnobbery made Henry laugh, and he pulled Martin into a close embraceand kissed his neck. Ganymede is definitely the best House.Well,it