As they passionately kissed, Angie’s hands were drawn towards Alan’s bottom and as she clasped his tender cheeks in her hands, he let out a whimpe....“Sorry,” said Angie. “I almost forgot about you getting the cane, let me see what it’s done to you.” Alan undid his trousers and slipped them down just far enough to reveal the weals on the upper part of his buttocks. “You’re not shy are you?” giggled Angie. “I have seen a bare bum before you know, let’s have a proper look.”“No, of course I’m not. “Ah. Okay.” Alex looked relieved that we wouldn’t have to go back out into the cold.While fascinating to historians, one squiggle carved into the wood soon starts to look like any other for laymen like Alex and me. So our little exploration soon shifted to the images carved into the walls beside the tree. They had faded slightly over time and any color that might have been there had long since flaked off, but you could still make out the gist of it.The left side showed various people and. She had looked around her at those more senior and saw they came in three shapes. Backstabbers, who spent more time destroying others than actually working. Brown-nosers, a term she learned from an Englishman, who stuck as close as possible to their own boss. Finally, and the only route for Kelly, was patronage. She always laughed at this strange word. To her, it meant the Medici family supporting Leonardo da Vinci, not something for the twenty-first century, but it was still here.Kelly had. I'll have my pay for driving the car and we can leave. We may have to leave the country, but anything is better than staying here and living this kind of life for the next few years!" How marvelous it would be if only it could be true," Christine added, "but you know that Price will never let us get away with it. He's watching me day and night now, and I'm sure he has his spies following you also. It would be taking quite a chance." Don't worry, or at least try not to, I'll have everything.