" You might have chanced a bath.I said, "My apologies. I felt that things were urgent. If you wish to lay out tea, I could change."Mrs. Cabot pursed h...r lips. Not bad. Thinks on her feet. "An excellent idea. John will show you to your room." We will see what she considers presentable.I said, "Thank you. I am afraid I have nothing appropriate, but I can improve on this. I was down south." I sniffed. "You can probably tell." That scored. Mrs. Cabot fought a laugh, though it looked rather like a. "John, I love you. I really love you. I hope you love me at least half as much as I love you." Of course I love you. And I wanted you from the first time I saw you. I knew I would never have you, but that didn't stop me from thinking it." We are all very lucky to have found a way to love each other." She paused and then said something that took me by surprise. "Do you want me to be with the other women?"I paused myself before I answered, "Why do you ask that?" I see how the others are. They. I didn't like this. Then again, who asked? I was asissy. I didn't get a vote. This was Mistress's play. Tomorrow nightwould be, too. And the night after. And the night after that. I washere for her pleasure.I shuddered. Did I have any tomorrows that did not belong to her?Oct. 5I woke early and stole a minute. It was warm, and Mistresses' wasdraped over me. I felt safe, secure.I slid out of bed. I looked at Mistress. Already, I could feel hertaking control.I gathered a clean dress and fresh. As a matter of fact, the combination of the hot creamy water with the alcohol was very enticing and inviting to finish the mug and that’s what Doug did quite quickly. For some reason he felt the water getting cooler and he decided to come out of it. None much else to do; Doug reached for a warm towel off the heated rail and after drying himself, he took the towel robe off the hook behind the wall and stepped out of the tub. By now, Doug had all his memory back; remembering, walking in the cold.