there were other taverns in nassau , of course , and other brothels too , and i 'd be lying if i said i did n't avail myself of both , but it was to the old avery that i returned , where anne bonny the barmaid would serve drinks ( and there was no one prettier who ever bent to a bunghole with a tankard in her hand than anne bonny ) , where i 'd spent so many happy hours in appreciation of that fine posterior , roaring with laughter with edward thatch and benjamin , where for the hours we spent drinking there it was as though the world could not touch us and where , since returning to nassau from tulum , i found i 'd rediscovered my thirst .