but it was difficult to hear, unless they talked loud.

The light went out, there was a glimmer from the hot fire. Said one
getting off, "Is there no other candle?" "No." "You must get down to the
kitchen for one, we can't go up without light." Off went one, slipping
her gown on first. The other gently stirred the fire, sat down, put her
hand on her cunt, and frigged it. I can't say if she had pleasure, but
her head fell back, and one side her face was then towards me. I saw it
all by the flame of the fire, which she had poked. The other came back
with two bits of candle, and they went away, having put on their gowns,
carrying their other clothes with them, neither having bathed. Then I
went off to my own bed-room, frigged out. The loudness with which the
servants talked, compared with the young ladies, was very noticeable,
though when on the top of each other on the settee at the end of the
room, I could not hear a word.

CHAPTER XIII.

Fred on flat-fucking.--In town with Laura.--Back at the
school.--Pictures for young ladies.--Fred's ankle.--Mrs.
Maria's weakness.--To London alone.--Laura and Mabel.--Three
in a bed.--A risky poke.--Groping for the pot.--Nearly
caught.--Fred joins us.

When I awakened on Sunday, I thought I had been dreaming, the images
of a dozen and more modest naked women passed through my brain. I could
think of nothing else, waited at the gate to see the young ladies go off
to church, and followed at a distance, walking with Mrs. Maria. I tried
to guess from the backs of the ladies which was which, every now and
then looked at Mrs. Maria, thinking of the hirsute charms of her cunt
and arm-pits. At church in an old-fashioned square pew, I could see many
of the young ladies' faces, and looked at them during the whole service,
thought at times that I mistook one for the other;--but no, although
each had a bonnet on, and was in full dress, I recognized each face,
recollected, bum, bubby, and motte of each. My well-frigged cock stood
from Psalms to Sermon. I went to church in the afternoon, because a few
pious girls liked two services. My cousins, and two other young ladies
dined at the Reverend's, it always was an early dinner, to let him get
to church. In the evening I again went to church, because the servants
went; and sat close to the two women who had played at flat-fucking. The
astonishment of my aunt at my going to church three times was so great,
that althou