The answer made Laurence chuckle a little even as he blushed, fully aware of the ridiculousness of his situation. There he was, a responsible, mostly respectable officer, laid on his back by his fellow, engaging in what he had been rather firmly taught was a sin against God and nature. And he enjoyed it. Whether it was because he was truly so starved for touch, or because he had always been unknowingly of that inclination, he did not care to speculate. Surely there were better times and places for that.