Ken stared at his followers and shouted at them: “Get out of my face. Don’t you see that I am busy chatting with these beautiful women?”

One of the men came over. He took one look at Fannie and Dinah, and then he leaned in close to Ken’s left ear.

“Brother,” he whispered, “are you flirting with these three girls? If you are not willing to go when you are summoned, at the very least, could you share one of the ladies with me?”

“Bastard!” Ken snarled as he slapped him across ...