Kathy nodded, and said softly, “Yes...yes, I know.” She spoke as if to herself, “When I am trained. When you have trained me.” She hadn’t taken her eyes from the huge black dog who continued to whimper, looking at Frederick, then at her, then back at his master.
In a low voice Gruber, standing at Kathy’s side, said, “Tell us the truth, Mrs. Ryan, why have you come here? Why have you traveled all this way? The truth, Mrs. Ryan, say the words.”
Kathy heard herself speaking with a voice that that seemed to come from someone else, “I…I’m here because of him, because of the dog. I’ve come here to let the dog smell my…smell my cunt.”
“And how do you propose to let him do that?’ Gruber said softly.
“With your permission, I’ll go up to his cage.” She paused, trying not to think of what she kn
