This chapter's epigraph comes from the play's opening lines, " pant grind pant" . It's a reference to how hard it is for a guy to "swallow" , or "stomach," when he's being "smacked up" by a guy. This is especially true when you're being "raped" by the guy who's trying to get you to do something he doesn't want to do , like give him a hard time . So, in other words,