We were kept in these costumes for the rest of the day, only our outer clothing being removed and the n****e-tensioning devices loosened when we went to bed that night. Early the next morning we were once more dressed in the outer garments, then our Travelling Gags were fitted before our head coverings were pulled on. To top everything off, we all had to submit to our nose-ring chains being tightened so that our heads were pulled down, under the concealing, finely-woven, opaque black, steel mesh veils. For a couple of moments after I’d been fitted with the double layered facial covering, I panicked at not being able breathe properly, what with the combination of the very tight and rigid corset and the custom-fitted silencer. The veil, as mentioned, was double layered with the inner one mad
