The girl invited her to sit down and offered her a glass of wine. Helen warmed to her right away. “Have you had massage before?” she asked. “No...” replied Helen, “but I’ve often thought about it.” “Are you a sensuous person… I mean, are you the physical type?” Helen wasn’t sure what she meant but she answered that she thought she was. “Then you’re bound to enjoy it” she said with a big smile. “Okay, let’s get started; don’t worry about time, we’ve got the whole afternoon.” Helen wondered. Debbie had survived the first six strokes, and at this midway point Mrs. Davenport briefly paused and ran her hand over the well-striped contours of Debbie’s buttocks, the touch of the Headmistress’s hand making her wince as it brushed over her exposed cheeks. The swollen, colourful ridges that began to blossom on the pinnacle of each cheek, enough to tell the Headmistress that her efforts with the cane were having the desired effect.Raising the cane once more, Mrs. Davenport brought it down. Eddy had a quiet night, so he and Martha had vigorous hour together in the bedroom when he got home that morning. Martha said that she was getting so big that she was afraid that they would have to stop the fun and games pretty soon. She reported that she had found a highly recommended midwife and she was going in for an examination next week.Eddy rode out to his father's farm and looked at the wagon. His father was willing to sell the wagon and the oxen for a low price just to get rid of them,. Now that all immediate dangers were removed, it was time to make the transition to Malkur and return Lady Laura to her home and her father.The rest of the morning was spent packing and arranging the things that they were going to take with them and the things they were going to ship. Aaron sent for a merchant to have everything packed for shipment on the next wagon to Malkur. It was after lunch when the women declared that they were done and had set aside the things that they would come back.