The room Iris had prepared for me was on the left wing over the library."Oh Iris, it's simply enchanting." I said in wonder, as she led me in."I'm gla... you like it Margot, it's a good shape and it has a nice feel to it somehow."The two small windows were draped in softly coloured cotton and the wooden floor had a beautiful Persian style carpet alongside a deep comfy bed.As we looked from the bedroom windows the boys were chuckling their way across the drive together. They had that appealingly. Holden with 3 friends.All around his age(mid to late 50's) I was intro'de around.One man in particular let me know this wasn't just a friendly visit.They all had on shorts as it was warm.This man was darkly tanned,short and stocky.Being shirtless displayed a very hairy chest and belly but it was the way he looked me over and his leer.I leaned on Dr.Holdens shoulder and he looked up,"how about getting us a round of drinks?" he smiled.Getting their orders I proceeded back through the. As part of his new regime, Callum had started doing a vigorous walk every morning in the park behind his house. He had gotten to know the dog walkers, the bird watchers and a fellow photographer. This new group of friends became part of his daily routine. There was a real sense of community among them all, which really helped during the lockdown.The only people Callum couldn’t get on with were the runners. They were always alone, invariably wearing headphones and rarely even made eye contact.. Constance touched it, and her fingertips found metal. She looked down at what seemed to be an iron girdle. It encircled her lower belly, and extended between her legs. Not a single curl of her golden pubic hair was visible. The metal continued to her backside, and small locks dangled at each hip. ‘In days of old, when knights were bold,’ Jacqueline said from somewhere beyond Constance’s line of sight, ‘and they’d go off on Crusade to the Holy Land, they’d leave their wives locked up in devices.