Think nothing of it, my dear, Spalding replied kindly, and turned to Willis. You know, Ive been involved in this sort of thing for a long time, but Ill have to admit, you two have surprised me appreciably. This kind of thing is pretty advanced, especially for newcomers.
Someone screamed across the room and Willis looked up. A woman was hanging by her wrists, completely suspended, being ruthlessly flogged by a man with a bull whip. She sagged between lashes, and the distension of her body steepened the natural curve of her waist and forced her ribs up so that her belly was deeply sunken into her body. The muscles in her back and arms bulged with strain. Willis thought she looked quite beautiful.
Ill bet shes not a newcomer, he said.
That one has five children, Spalding replie
