..how long? Shehad lost all sense of time, almost all sense of self. Sensations. The blindfoldcovering her eyes, cutting out all light. Arms crushed t...gether behind herback, tight hemp ropes at elbows and wrists, secure enough to keep her armsutterly immobilised, but not enough to affect her circulation. He was considerateabout some things.... A supple leather collar buckled around her neck, witha short chain bolted to a ring-bolt in the floor, forcing her to kneel withhead lowered; her ankles. She had never heard him discuss any women in his life. As she looked at him she thought that he must be really lonely inside, never having had the real love of a woman.Carl turned to her, "I really think that it is too soon for you to make any major decisions about your life just yet. Just stay here awhile and take a while to decide what you want out of life. I won't make any demands on you and when you feel that you are ready to leave I'll send you back to New York on the plane. As for the. It showed her tattoo off very well. When she and I were alone I told her that she should add to it. She looked down at her hip as she pushed her leg out straight. She said which way ? Up or down? I said both ways, if you make it come down your leg farther it will show when you wear a skirt. And if you take it up higher you can later blend it into your tit. I thought for a moment I had over spoke but she looked up from her out stretched leg and said OK. I told her if she wanted more ink I would. "Hans Holbein was a touch too flattering in that portrait it is said. But Christina was every bit as beautiful as this picture suggests contemporary sources agree. And prettier still when not in heavy blacks."Hannah smiled. Then her face changed. "I suppose, compared to that girl, that I am already really old - nearing 23 and still not married. But then again, life-expectancy was much shorter then - I bet she was dead before 40." No no," George said. "Christina lived until she was nearly 70. A.