I explained that the master had said that he wished Andy to attend the next weekend and that he was going to cane me, something that had not happened ...efore. There was a moments silence then Andy asked if that was what I really wanted. I replied that as was what master wanted and that I trusted him and was willing to do it, although I was apprehensive as to the pain it would cause. I told him it was as much to test his mental strength as mine, and that the master had said he was to ready. She sympathetically and silently held Penny close, as the girl let out her grief for the first time.In the course of this, John reappeared at the door. He spotted Muriel cuddling Penny, and raised his eyebrows in query. Muriel lifted a hand and waved him away. He retreated towards the kitchen, and Tabs, who was drying the crockery and putting it away. He quietly gave her a hand, pointing out where some of the more unusual items were placed, then they cleared the cutlery and cooking utensils. By. I heard her gasp and then she rolled over to face me. Her voice trembled in the dark. "I... I'm sorry, George. I, I got carried away, really... I just wanted to know what it felt like."'Oh, my God. What am I gonna do with her?'When I flicked on the light. Christie was sitting up and clutching the sheet to her breast. She looked horrified and ashamed, feelings that I knew should be mine instead of hers."Christie, please. It isn't you, it's me. You are so beautiful, and holding you like that, it. More like….a Greek statue. That was what he looked like to her. Without a doubt, he’d be a model any sculptor would kill to get as a subject. It took a full minute before she looked up at his face and realized that those intense, black eyes were staring back at her with a bit of shock as well. He stood there, completely still, just staring at her. As she sat up straighter in bed, wondering why she was suddenly feeling all flushed, she offered a stuttered apology “I…I’m sorry…..I’m not.