Lady Deborah clearly intended to make her point this time, to cure him once and for all of his sadistic impulses towards submissive young women. And one of those women sat watching implacably. He glanced sideways at Sally and saw no sign of pity in her face, merely a sense of satisfaction, the pleasure of revenge. Further implements followed: the crop, then a kind of thing like a small carpet beater, then another, heavier strap. His behind felt almost numb with the incessant pain. Finally he saw Lady Deborah pick up the cane. There was some relief in that, because invariably she liked to finish with the cane. But although it signalled the beginning of the end, there was no guarantee that the caning would be brief, and he knew full well that the cane in Lady Deborah’s experienced hand was t
