Part 8 (1/2)

”'Amy, darling, keep on--keep on--' said Florence, almost crazy with delight, 'pa.s.s one hand behind and press my b.u.t.tocks.'

”I did as she desired and advanced one finger in the narrow ca.n.a.l adjacent to the legitimate road and kept time with my tongue and finger.

”'There--that's it!' she continued, 'I am coming. Oh! now--now! there!

there! th--'

”She opened her thighs to the widest extent and lifted her legs high in the air. A convulsive shudder ran through her frame and she discharged profusely, appearing to be perfectly annihilated by the deliciousness of her sensations. I threw myself by her side on the bed. After a long pause we both rose and kissed each other tenderly.

”Such was my first initiation in the sports of Venus. Florence remained with us some months and scarcely a day pa.s.sed that we did not enjoy the pleasures of the G.o.ds. When she left us I was for a time disconsolate--but soon after I received an invitation to visit Herbert and my sister. He has left it to me, dear Kate, to give the history of my first amour with him. I shall do so, freely speaking, as if he were not present.

”I was received with the utmost kindness by my brother-in-law, and truth compels me to state, rogue that he is, that he has always treated me with the most unvarying affection. At the time of my visit my sister was very sick, and I really pitied poor Herbert, that he was debarred from those s.e.xual enjoyments of which I felt a.s.sured he was so fond.

But the thought of taking her place never for a moment entered my mind.

”Herbert was very polite to me, and time pa.s.sed very agreeably. One day I stumbled in an obscure corner of the library on some amorous books. I secured them and conveyed them to my chamber. I then examined them and found that they contained pictures of a very lascivious character. In fact men and women, as naked as they were born, were performing the s.e.xual act. I read them with avidity and they soon made me adept in s.e.xual knowledge. One evening when Herbert had gone to Philadelphia, and my sister was confined to her chamber by sickness, I entered the drawing room with one of those prizes in my hand, determined to enjoy it all myself. I was in a state of delicious languor and, throwing myself carelessly on the sofa, began to read my book. I wore a low-necked dress and the weather being warm I had unfastened two or three of the top loops--thus leaving a considerable portion of my b.r.e.a.s.t.s exposed. My dress too was disarranged at my feet--revealing a considerable portion of my limbs. As I read, my cheeks became flushed, my bosom heaved, and I was altogether in a state propitious for an attack. I was suddenly startled by the sound of a voice at my elbow.

”'What is the name of that book which seems to engross so much of your attention?' said the voice.

”I raised my eyes, and who should I see but Herbert himself gazing on me with heightened color and burning eyes.

”'It is too bad, Herbert,' I replied, raising from my seat, revealing by this movement a considerable portion of my legs; nay, I believe he even caught a glimpse of my thighs, 'you ought not to come so stealthily into the room.'

”'My dear girl, you are wrong,' replied Herbert, 'I did not come here stealthily, but it was your preoccupation which prevented you from hearing me enter. But you have not replied to my question--what book are you reading?'

”'Oh, it is a stupid work I found in the library, I have only just glanced at it and do not find it worth reading.'

”'Will you allow me to judge for myself, my charming sister-in-law,' he replied, taking a seat by my side.

”'No, Herbert, I will not allow it,' I returned, pressing the book to my bosom.

”'I insist,' he cried, endeavoring to s.n.a.t.c.h the work from my hands. In the struggle his hand came in contact with my bosom and he even touched the strawberry nipples surmounting the semiglobes. At last be conquered and obtained possession of the book. I looked imploringly at him, but he opened it deliberately and read the t.i.tle. It was The Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure.

”'So, so, Amy,' said he. 'This is the subject of your studies, is it?'

”'I a.s.sure you I have not read a page of it--it appeared to me foolish and uninteresting, and I was just about to return it to the library when you entered.'

”He knew that I did not tell the truth, for I blushed and cast my eyes down on the ground. He no longer hesitated, but throwing his arms around me, pressed his lips to mine and kissed me ardently. I was astonished and confounded and endeavored to escape him, but he held me tight and pressed his breast to mine.

”'Herbert, Herbert, this is wrong, let me go, I beg of you.'

”He replied by pressing another kiss on my lips. It was in vain I struggled; he appeared to be endowed with the strength of Hercules.

”'Do have done!' I murmured between each embrace, 'someone might come.'

”'My love, there is no cause for fear, there is no one in the house but you and I. Your sister is confined to her chamber by sickness and I have given positive orders that I am not at home to anyone. We are absolutely alone.'

”I could not disguise the pleasure that this news gave me, for my whole body became agitated with the warmth of his embraces, and my bosom palpitated against his. I even dared to return his caresses, and reimbursed with interest the kisses he gave me.

”'Amy, I love and adore you,' said he.