A collection of leaves lay on the ground beneath the tree and coupled with the chill in the air, were a stark reminder that Autumn was upon them. The ...ousekeeper knew that trying to convince Mrs Bennett that Laura should not be blamed for Sir Rupert’s heart giving out while he was caning her, was a waste of time, so decided that it would be best to leave the matter be. As they walked along though, Mrs Millin’s thoughts remained with Laura who she knew had hated having her bare bottom caned so. Replacement troops were being trained here daily, also.There were several hundred soldiers under the supply commander's orders. He had to mount a guard, and have runners that would go to the front line commanders, filling orders. Wagons were parked in a sort of Vehicle Park. Some were loaded with supplies to be sent up to the front lines. Others were just loaded to keep the supplies off the ground. Most of those contained vegetables.All in all, it was very impressive, for such primitive times.. ”Five years? Since we...? You've never wanted to. Not since...” I swung my legs over the side of the bed and sat up, also pulling the bedspread over my lap and my still-turgid penis.But it was true: Cindy and I had not had sex for that long. She’d had a hysterectomy about five years ago and even though we’d continued to make love for a time afterward, she’d steadily lost interest in sex with me. She said penetration started causing her pain instead of pleasure after a while. So we just. I must have closed my eyes for a few seconds to relax. The next thing I know is that I wake up in the morning.When I woke up, I saw my Kavita. She had changed her dress. Reddy was reading a newspaper sitting on his berth, and there was also another guy, maybe in his early 20’s. He must have boarded the train late at night.There was no talk between Reddy and Kavita. Everyone was silent and busy in their world. Reddy wasn’t even eyeing my wife now. My mind was filled with flashbacks of last.