I said, “That’s five months in advance; in case I need it.”I thought to myself, “Man, I’ve got to break one of these hundreds.”I had one m...re chore to do before I went to find Mavis. That was, to get a toothbrush and some 1940s clothes. There was a haberdashery on Main street. It was next to the hardware store and just two blocks from my new residence. So, I walked there.I have been in a lot of clothing stores. But, I have never been in one like that.The clothes were in bins. There were none of. This embarrassment had completely escaped Albert, but it caused Lucien to shorten his visit; he was evidently ill at ease. The count, in taking leave of him, said something in a low voice, to which he answered, "Willingly, count; I accept." The count returned to young Morcerf."Do you not think, on reflection," said he to him, "that you have done wrong in thus speaking of your mother-in-law in the presence of M. Debray?" My dear count," said Morcerf, "I beg of you not to apply that title so. "Marta?" Another minute, Joe. Hey Maria, I need you tomorrow at noon at the Beverly, room 517. Tomorrow meaning Sunday. Call me one way or the other and soon. Five bills baby." Marta?"As soon as she set the phone down she cried. Her head lay in her hands. Her body heaved. "I'm sorry Joe," she whimpered into the table."So what Mary called you... ?" Yes Joe, I'm a whore," she said with the saddest smile in creation, her head tilted in her hands facing him."Why?" Good question. A long story.. A very enlightening cram session. By late afternoon, I felt like I had the beginnings of a handle on the realities of being a dominant, and how to take care of a sub. I wasn't fooling myself, and knew there's a lifetime of study going forward, but I had the basics. Mainly, I was going to take it slow, and watch carefully. Anna and I were going to have a lot of very interesting conversations in the short term, provided Kay was right and this whole thing didn't blow up in my face. No. Put that.