to the baudy house. Then she made me promise not to follow
her, and went out to piddle as she said. Hannah followed, I waited five
minutes for them, and then called to the servant. She came in with a
demure face, and said "Lor sir they have both gone out five minutes
ago."

For weeks after that Sarah was changed, and with the exception of not
stripping entirely did as freely as I wished, she did everything I
wanted, but sleep with me all night; she kept out later, but away
at night she went; she embraced me, enjoyed her fucking, and in fact
treated me like a husband. Then she said one day, "I'm some months gone
in the family way." "Who's the dad?" "You perhaps." "No I'm not,--it's
some man you are fond of, not me." "I am fond of no man," said she. Then
she was ill, and away for three weeks, she had had a miscarriage. I was
in despair, and sent her money all the time of her illness, but could
learn nothing from Hannah, excepting that Sarah was a dear good woman,
and too good for him. That was said before the sister, who cried out,
"You shut up Hannah." So I came to the conclusion there was some other
man in the way.

Another day I pumped Hannah, but she was an old bird, and not easily
caught. "She is fond of a man," I said. "She is not a fond sort,--if she
is fond of any man at all it's you,--but she has got her duty to do."
"What's that?" "Ask her,--I don't know her business. Now you get out,
there are some ladies coming here directly, and Miss Mavis won't like
your being here with them." "I'm not her property." "Pretty nearly you
are,--at all events go, there is a good gentleman. Whilst Sarah was away
I did get acquainted with three or four ladies, and two of them I had.
Sarah had then either gone abroad or I had had a desperate quarrel with
her.

When Sarah met me again she was still miserably ill, and thanked me for
my kindness warmly. We resumed our meetings, and again she was cautious,
but no longer bounced me. She spent with me, enjoyed me, but entreated
me. "Oh! let me wash out the muck,--now do pull it out,--I am so
frightened of being ill again." So I let her have her way. She refused
to say anything about her illness, excepting that it was I who had
caused it; but I did not believe her. She usually now gave way to
pleasure with me; at the end of the month I gave her twenty pounds to
make up a sum, then she got still more exacting about money. "Oh! I do
stop a long time with you,--give me more money,--do,--