I guess Ireally didn?t have a clue, did I? But I?m sure learning ???Yes, you are. And I?m so sorry you had to learn this way ? and I?m soglad you?re o...ay.?Me too, I thought. Then another thought came to mind. ?Mrs. Thomas? Isthis why you?ve been kind of, you know, so protective of Kath??She nodded. ?It?s definitely part of it Sandy. When ? oh, I mean if youever have a daughter of your own, you?ll know why we?ve been so worriedabout her safety.??Yeah ? I guess so.? I found the notion of me. For some inexplicable reason she realised she was shaking.Bill always went into town on a Thursday afternoon. Banked the takings. Attended to his business. For some reason Thursday afternoon were always quiet. She was lucky if she had 2 customers until the k**s come home from school. She flicked through the newspaper but her glance returned to the magazine she longed to look at. She wondered if she dared. She stretched up and retrieved the fetish magazine which fascinated her. For some time now. Lady Seen’s lands were a crescent around the mouth of the River Afonbouche. What a name! River mouthmouth! I speak Norman, Latin, and some Celtic. I’m blessed by God, the people say, because I taught myself. Those lands encompassed the town of Afonton. Ships could get in to the narrow river mouth at most states of the tide; there was a tight turn behind the cliffs and a wide beach hidden from the sea. A safe place to pull up onto the sand and unload. And it was the only place for twenty leagues. The cane made a delightful swishing sound. I told them they would all have to strip naked and bend over the armchair in the room in turn for a caning. Olivia would get nine strokes for trying to blackmail me. Katie would get just six because she’d played a minor role in the affair. Susan, being the youngest would also get six, but because she was the actual thief, in addition to these six strokes I would also fuck her. I moved the armchair into the middle of the room in readiness and then told.