We were in a state of elation. The sexual sights and sounds of Beth’s torment elevated our senses. Our bodies hummed with sexual energy, and we whi...pered many ideas for Beth’s final punishments on the rack to each other as we ate a simple breakfast of fruit and biscuits wrapped individually in banana leaves. We stole many glances at each others’ naked bodies and felt one with the natural world that accepted and validated the sexual arousal of the group.“Before we put her back on the rack for. He had stooped to rummage in his sack, and I quickly took note of his appearance. He wore a grey-green wool coat, and dusty brown leather boots. His trousers were tucked into the boots at the knee, and I could tell from the stiff way he bent his left leg that he had been wounded. After two and a half years caring for soldiers with the Red Cross Society, I felt qualified to identify a battle wound when I saw one. Absently, I wondered if this young man was returning to the Front, or whether his. .. well you don't look all that old."All that old, gee, thanks a lot kid. "Well I am. I turned thirty one last month." And I'll never see thirty two she thought."Thirty one, I see, well that's not all that old." He held out his hand to her. "I don't think I've seen you around here, I'm Mark."She took his hand and shook it. "I'm just visiting my sister and I'm Carol."He motioned towards the court. "Come on Carol let's see what you've got." He bounced the ball to her.She grabbed the ball and. She thought for a moment and then she asked if he could arrange for her things to be washed and could he perhaps bring her a book of Sudokus? He took her washing home and washed it – he had a good washing machine and he was accustomed to doing things, his wife being ill had made him rely on himself. It was a little strange to be handling her underthings, but he didn’t really mind – it actually felt very nice to be intimately involved with her in a way. Over the next days he developed a routine.