Volume 4 Chapter 5 Part5 (1/2)
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Author:
Dozeumaru(どぜう丸)
Translator:
Yukkuri Oniisan
Editor:
Mehdi
Enlightenment Arc
Chapter 5 As a Person E
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I, the man, will not take up the
time of my readers by detailing the circ.u.mstances under which Alice, the maid,
roused in me the desire for vengeance which resulted in the way I adopted and
which I am about to relate. Suffice it then to say that Alice cruelly and
unjustifiably jilted me! In my bitterness of spirit, I swore that if I ever had
an opportunity of getting hold of her, I would make her voluptuous person
recompense me for my disappointment and that I would s.n.a.t.c.h from her by force
the bridegroom's privileges that I so ardently coveted. But I had to dissemble!
Alice and I had many mutual friends to whom this rupture was unknown; we were
therefore constantly meeting each other, and if I gave her the slightest hint
of my intentions towards her, it would be fatal to the very doubtful chances of
success that I had! And so successfully did I conceal my real feelings under a
cloak of generous acceptance of her action that she had not the faintest idea
(as she afterwards admitted to me) that I was playing a part.
But, as the proverb says,
everything comes to the man who can wait. For some considerable time, it seemed
as if it would be wise on my part to abandon my desire for vengeance, as the
circ.u.mstances of our daily lives were such as did not promise the remotest
chance of my getting possession of Alice under conditions of either place or
time suitable for the accomplishment of my purpose. Nevertheless, I controlled
my patience and hoped for the best, enduring as well as I could the torture of
unsatisfied desire and increasing l.u.s.t.
It then happened that I had
occasion to change my residence, and in my search for fresh quarters, I came
across a modest suite of a sitting-room and two bedrooms which would by
themselves have suited me excellently; but with them, the landlord desired to
let what he termed a box or lumber-room. I demurred to this addition, but as he
remained firm, I asked to see the room. It was most peculiar both as regards
access and appearance. The former was by a short pa.s.sage from the landing,
furnished with remarkably well-fitting doors at each end. The room was nearly
square, of a good size and lofty, but the walls were unbroken, save by the one
entrance, light and air being derived from a skylight, or rather lantern, which
occupied the greater part of the roof and was supported by four strong and
stout wooden pillars. Further, the walls were thickly padded, while iron rings
were let into them at regular distances all round in two rows, one close to the
floor and the other about a height of eight feet; from the roof beams dangled
rope pulleys in pairs between the pillars, while the two recesses on the
entrance side, caused by the projection of the pa.s.sage into the room, looked as
if they had at one time been separated from the rest of the room by bars,
almost as if they were cells. So strange indeed was the appearance of the whole
room that I asked its history, and was informed that the house had been built
as a private lunatic asylum at the time when the now unfas.h.i.+onable square in
which it stood was one of the centres of fas.h.i.+on, and that this was the old
'mad-room' in which violent patients were confined, the bolts, rings and
pulleys being used to restrain them when very violent, while the padding and
the double doors made the room absolutely soundproof and prevented the ravings
of the inmates from annoying the neighbours. The landlord added that the
soundproof quality was no fiction as the room had frequently been tested by
incredulous visitors.
Like lightning the thought
flashed through my brain. Was not this room the very place for the consummation
of my scheme of revenge? If I succeeded in luring Alice into it, she would be
completely at my mercy, for her screams for help would not be heard and would
only increase my pleasure, while the bolts, rings, pulleys, etc., supplemented
with a little suitable furniture, would enable me to secure her in any way I
wished and to hold her fixed while I amused myself with her. Delighted with the
idea, I agreed to include the room in my suite. Quietly, but with deep
forethought and planning, I got certain furniture made which, while in outward
appearance most innocent, as well as most comfortable, was in truth full of
hidden mechanisms planned for the special discomfiture of any woman or girl
that I might wish to hold in physical control. I had the floor covered with
thick Persian carpets and rugs, and the two alcoves converted into nominal
photographic laboratories, but in a way that made them suitable for lavatories
and dressing-rooms. When completed, the 'Snuggery' (as I christened it) was in
appearance a distinctly pretty and comfortable room, while in reality it was
nothing more or less than a disguised torture chamber!
And now came the difficult part
of my scheme.
How to entrap Alice?
Unfortunately she was not residing in London but a little way out. She lived
with a married sister, and never seemed to come to town except in her sister's
company. My difficulty was therefore how to get Alice by herself for a
sufficiently long time to accomplish my designs, and sorely I cudgelled my
brains over this problem!
The sisters frequently visited
town at irregular intervals as dictated by the contingencies of social duties
or shopping. True to my policy of l'entente cordiale, I had welcomed them to my
rooms for rest and refreshment and had encouraged them to use my quarters; and
partly because of the propinquity of the rooms to Regent Street, partly because
of the very dainty meals I invariably placed before them, but mainly because of
the soothing restfulness induced by the absolute quiet of the Snuggery after
the roar and turmoil of the streets, it soon became their regular practice to
honour me with their company for luncheon or tea whenever they came to town and
had no special engagement. I need hardly add that secretly I hoped these visits
might bring me an opportunity of executing my revenge, but for some months I
seemed doomed to disappointment. I used to suffer the tortures of Tantalus when
I saw Alice unsuspectingly braving me in the very room I had prepared for her
violation, within actual reach of me and of hidden machinery that would place
her at my disposal, did I set it working, were it not for her sister's
presence! In fact, so keenly did I feel the position that I began to plan the
capture of both sisters together, to include Marion in the punishment designed
for Alice, and the idea in itself was not unpleasing, as Marion was a fine
specimen of female flesh and blood of a larger and more stately type than Alice
(who was 'pet.i.te'), and one could do much worse than have her at one's disposal
for an hour or two to feel and f.u.c.k! So seriously did I entertain this project,
that I got an armchair made in such a way that the releasing of a secret catch
would set free mechanisms that would be actuated by the weight of the occupant
and would cause the arms to fold inwards and firmly imprison the sitter.
Furnished with luxurious upholstery and the catch fixed, it made the most
inviting of chairs, and from its first appearance, Alice took possession of it,
in happy ignorance that it was intended to hold her firmly imprisoned while I
tackled and secured Marion!
I was awakened by the light flowing
through the window and in front of my eyes was Liscia’s face. Because we shared
the one pillow together, she was really close. A gentle sleeping face. Every
time Liscia breathed in her sleep, her fair-skinned chest, that was wrapped in
a blanket, moved up and down. Just by looking at this scene, an indescribable mixture
emotions of joy, embarra.s.sment, and love surfaced from my heart that made me gently
placed my arms on her cheeks. Then,
「Muu……」(Liscia)
Liscia twisted her body as if she
felt ticklish and slowly opened her eyes. Perhaps she was still half-asleep. She
looked around restlessly, then when she noticed me lying beside her……
「Ah……
Souma. Good morning……」(Liscia)
She greeted with a wide smile. Since
her action was unbearably cute, I hugged Liscia and kissed her still closed left
eyelid. The half-asleep Liscia laughed ticklishly.
「Geez,
Souma~ What are you doing~?」(Liscia)
「Hmmm,
I want to see more, but…… Sorry, Liscia, please wake up.」(Souma)
「……Eh?」(Liscia)
After gently shaking her body,
this time Liscia’s eyes fully opened. And when our eyes met, as if accompanied
by a “Poof” sound, Liscia face became
red and she pulled the blanket until her nose and hid behind it. Perhaps, the shyness
was suddenly welling up in her. Surely…… that includes what happened the last
night. I patted Liscia’s head.
「Good
morning, Liscia.」(Souma)
「Go-good
morning. Uuuu……Please don’t look at
me too much.」(Liscia)
「Even
if you say to not looking at you, yesterday I have comple-…… Hoph.」(Souma)
「Even
so embarra.s.sing is still embarra.s.sing!」(Liscia)
Liscia press a pillow on my face.
After I put away the pillow, I stretched my hand and body.
「Ugghmmmm……
I don’t want our second time to be in the office.」(Souma)
「Why?」(Liscia)
「Since
it’s my workplace, I have to order for the bed to be tidied early in the
morning. As much as I still want to make out, I have to get up. It’s a torture.」(Souma)
「I-I
see……」(Liscia)
I got off from the bed and began putting
on the clothes that I was wearing yesterday. Since I didn’t bring a change of
clothes, I had to return to my bedroom. After I finished putting on the clothes,
I asked Liscia.
「Umm……
Is your body feeling alright?」(Souma)
「Y-yeah……
a bit sluggish, though……」(Liscia)
「I
see…… Then I will ask the maids to tidy up the bed.」(Souma)
「Yes,
please.」(Liscia)
After I kissed Liscia's forehead,
I left the office room. When I opened the door, I found Carla, who was averting
her flushed face away and Serina, who was smiling gently, standing there. Ignoring
Carla who was standing outside as a guard, why was Serina here? Serina then
spoke with a gentle smile the likes of which I have never seen before.
「Good
morning, sir. Did you enjoy last night?」[1](Serina)
Whoaa. Although it was a template
question, when she actually said it, it was painful to hear.
「…… You
wake early, Chief Maid.」(Souma)
「Because
I am also the Princess’ personal maid.」(Serina)
Uttering something that couldn’t
be judged as an answer, Serina bowed her head with a refined gesture. I wanted
to say, 「Yeah, you just think that this will be absolutely
amusing.」, but if I pointed this to her, I had a feeling that
she would respond with knife-stabbing words three times sharper, so I kept silent.
An undisturbed Super-S[2]
Maid won’t torment me. If we ignored her bad habit hobby of 「teasing」 cute girls, she is an extremely capable person.
「…… I
leave Liscia and the room to you.」(Souma)
「I
understand, Let’s go, Carla.」(Serina)
「Yes,
Chief Maid.」(Carla)
After giving a bow, Serina and
Carla entered the office. After a while, I could hear voices coming from
inside,
『Se-Serina!
I am still naked!』(Liscia)
『Since
I have to tidy the bed, please get off at once. Otherwise, I will have to ask Carlsan
to take you and the bed outside.』(Serina)
『Wait
Carla! Don’t lift up the bed!』(Liscia)
『……Sorry.
But if I resist the Chief Maid, I will suffer embarra.s.sing things at her hands
afterward……』(Carla)
『Kyaaaaaaaaa!
』(Liscia)
…… Yeah, Liscia. Please stay
strong.
「Now
then……」(Souma)
Let's change the mood. My resolution
is settled. My willpower is plenty. If I want to protect my beloved family, whether
a Major Power or a Religious State, let me show them who’s boss.
「Shall
I devise a sinister plan or two with Hakuya?」(Souma)
I started walking down the
corridor.
I admit I kissed her.
Perhaps I should not have done
so. Perhaps I would not do so again. Had I known what was to come I could not
have done so. Nevertheless I did.
After all, it was not strange.
All things about us conspired to be accessory and incendiary. The air of the
Virginia morning was so soft and warm, the honeysuckles along the wall were so
languid sweet, the bees and the hollyhocks up to the walk so fat and lazy, the
smell of the orchard was so rich, the south wind from the fields was so wanton!
Moreover, I was only twenty-six. As it chances, I was this sort of a man: thick
in the arm and neck, deep through, just short of six feet tall, and wide as a
door, my mother said; strong as one man out of a thousand, my father said. And
then—the girl was there.
So this was how it happened that
I threw the reins of Satan, my black horse, over the hooked iron of the gate at
Dixiana Farm and strode up to the side of the stone pillar where Grace Sheraton
stood, shading her eyes with her hand, watching me approach through the deep trough
road that flattened there, near the Sheraton lane. So I laughed and strode
up—and kept my promise. I had promised myself that I would kiss her the first
time that seemed feasible. I had even promised her—when she came home from
Philadelphia so lofty and superior for her stopping a brace of years with Miss
Carey at her Allendale Academy for Young Ladies—that if she mitigated not
something of her haughtiness, I would kiss her fair, as if she were but a girl
of the country. Of these latter I may guiltily confess, though with no names, I
had known many who rebelled little more than formally.
She stood in the shade of the
stone pillar, where the ivy made a deep green, and held back her light blue
skirt daintily, in her high-bred way; for never was a girl Sheraton who was not
high-bred or other than fair to look upon in the Sheraton way—slender, rather
tall, long cheeked, with very much dark hair and a deep color under the skin,
and something of long curves withal. They were ladies, every one, these Sheraton
girls; and as Miss Grace presently advised me, no milkmaids wandering and
waiting in lanes for lovers.
When I sprang down from Satan
Miss Grace was but a pace or so away. I put out a hand on either side of her as
she stood in the shade, and so prisoned her against the pillar. She flushed at
this, and caught at my arm with both hands, which made me smile, for few men in
that country could have put away my arms from the stone until I liked. Then I
bent and kissed her fair, and took what revenge was due our girls for her
Philadelphia manners.
When she boxed my ears I kissed
her once more. Had she not at that smiled at me a little, I should have been a
boor, I admit. As she did—and as I in my innocence supposed all girls did—I
presume I may be called but a man as men go. Miss Grace grew very rosy for a
Sheraton, but her eyes were bright. So I threw my hat on the gra.s.s by the side
of the gate and bowed her to be seated. We sat and looked up the lane which
wound on to the big Sheraton house, and up the red road which led from their
farm over toward our lands, the John Cowles farm, which had been three
generations in our family as against four on the part of the Sheratons'
holdings; a fact which I think always ranked us in the Sheraton soul a trifle
lower than themselves.
We were neighbors, Miss Grace and
I, and as I lazily looked out over the red road unoccupied at the time by even
the wobbling wheel of some negro's cart, I said to her some word of our being
neighbors, and of its being no sin for neighbors to exchange the courtesy of a
greeting when they met upon such a morning. This seemed not to please her;
indeed I opine that the best way of a man with a maid is to make no manner of
speech whatever before or after any such incident as this.
”I was just wandering down
the lane,” she said, ”to see if Jerry had found my horse,
f.a.n.n.y.”
”Old Jerry's a mile back up
the road,” said I, ”fast asleep under the hedge.”
”The black rascal!”
”He is my friend,” said
I, smiling.
”You do indeed take me for
some common person,” said she; ”as though I had been looking
for—”
”No, I take you only for the
sweetest Sheraton that ever came to meet a Cowles from the farm yonder.”
Which was coming rather close home, for our families, though neighbors, had
once had trouble over some such meeting as this two generations back; though of
that I do not now speak.
Before, however, I resorted to
this desperate measure, my patience was rewarded! And this is how it happened.
One evening, the familiar note
came to say the sisters were coming to town on the next day and would come for
lunch. A little before the appointed hour Alice, to my surprise, appeared
alone! She said that, after the note had been posted, Marion became ill and had
been very poorly all night and so could not come to town, though better. The
shopping engagement was one of considerable importance to Alice, and therefore
she had come up alone; she had called to explain matters to me, but would not
stop to lunch, she would get a cup of tea and a bun somewhere.
Against this desertion of me, I