Oh ja, die Kleine würde noch sehr bedauern, was sie der Äbtissin angetan hatte... Aber das hatte Zeit, sie saß ja im Kerker, und es war gut, dass Z...it verstrich, damit es das dumme Ding richtig mit der Angst zu tun bekam.In Gedanken versunken stieg die Äbtissin in das heiße Badewasser, schloss die Augen und ließ sich vom leise plätschernden Wasser schnell in einen dösenden Halbschlaf versetzen.Wie schön diese beiden Neuankömmlinge waren, die heute morgen eingetroffen waren! Marianne dankte Gott. " Oh, hi! Thanks again so much for helping me get better!" Oh, you're most welcome." So, what's up?" I wondered if you'd be willing to come back for more treatments." I'm doing OK, though when I think of you I've been tempted to fake a relapse. Is this a research study or something?" No." He felt a little fear race through him. He was a grown man, 46 years old, but rejection would still sting. "I'm giving up my practice. So it's not research. I'm calling because I really liked you and wondered. But she was still scared. She knew now, as the leather turned her marble whiteness to an angry red, that her wish had been granted and was not quite as pleased as she had thought she would be! She hadn't reckoned on this awful heat and dust and raging thirst.A young woman came out of a tent near to where the slaves were tethered. She was tall and fair, barefoot and scantily clad. She carried a beaker full of water for the bearded Man. He took the beaker and drank from it. Francine wondered if. I ran my hands up and down her back in a loving caress, loving the feel of her soft skin.After a while she ceased her barrage of kisses and lay her head down on my chest. I continued to stroke her, basking in the intimacy of her body against mine.A few minutes later she raised her head. "I'm going to take a shower now, Daddy," she said."Do you want some company?" I asked with a grin."Of course," she replied. "I think we should take our showers together from now on. We can wash each other's.