The Peacock 1379

"You both have husbands", says Jesús. I didn't know. Are they here." "Yes, Jesús", says George, now laughing very wickedly. "Both our husbands are here." "Are they here in this house", i haven't seen them since I came here." "You are looking at both of them." "Not Carl, not Francois." "Us" says jeffrey, getting up from his chair and putting both arms from behind around his husband. "George and I got married six months ago. We can no longer be priests. We can no longer be Catholics. We are excommunicated. Thrown out. Barred for life." "That is so horrible", he says." "That we're married", says George. "that they would excommunicate you for loving each other. That is so horrible." And now, both George and Jeffrey are looking very grave and solemn, as though for the first time their mask of joyous mischief has slipped, and now the real face of real pain is emerging...