Volume V Part 54 (1/2)

”Very good; takeon tiptoe, and pushed me into a rooe bath, with her head towards the door, and the infernal coquette, pretending to think it was her aunt, did not move, and said,--

”Give me the towels, aunt”

She was in theon her exquisite proportions, hardly veiled by the water

When she caught sight of ave a shriek, huddled her lione!”

”You needn't exert your voice, for I aive o!”

”Cal you any violence; that would suit your game too well”

”My aunt shall pay dearly for this”

”She will find me her friend I won't touch you, so shew me a little more of your charms”

”More of my charms?”

”Yes; put yourself as you hen I came in”

”Certainly not Leave the roo, and that you need not fear for your

well, for your virginity, ill say”

She then shewedkindliness, said,--

”Please, leavethat she got nothing, that I refrained fro her, and that the fire she had kindled was in a fair way to be put out, she turned her back to ive me to understand that it was no pleasure to her to look at h, and I had to have recourse to self-abuse to callad to find myself relieved, as this proved to me that the desire went no deeper than the senses

The aunt came in just as I had finished, and I went out without a word, well pleased to finda character wherein profit and loss usurped the place of feeling

The aunt ca if I were satisfied begged me to come into the parlour

”Yes,” said I, ”I am perfectly satisfied to know you and your niece

Here is the reward”

With these words I drew a bank-note for a hundred pounds froive it her, telling her that she could ive me any docuth to go aithout giving her anything, and the procuress was sharp enough to know it

When I got home I reflected on what had happened, and pronounced reat triumph I felt well at ease, and felt sure that I should never set foot in that house again There were seven of the ; and when they found theed to make use of men, they summoned the three rascals I have named, ere equally dependent on them