to follow
her when going upstairs, trying to see her legs, and flattering myself
she did not see what I was after, but she knew it as well as I did.

One day going upstairs she stumbled upon her dress, and as if to prevent
doing it again, held it up, so as to show nearly to her knees. When she
got on the top stair she turned round, and as if she had only just seen
me, dropped her dress quickly. Another time she stooped and jutted out
her bum, so that I saw a good deal up the clothes, whilst she pretended
to be doing something to her boot. It seemed to me accidental, but it
was all intentional.

Then my prick used to stand when I saw her. About nine o'clock one
morning she came into the garden when I was there, and gathered
some herbs. Her stooping posture gave me a cock-stand, and under its
influence I joked her about her legs and my seeing them. She gave a
suppressed laugh and saying, "Lawd! did you sir?" went down into the
kitchen. What made me go down I do not know, but five minutes afterwards
I did so; and just by the kitchen door, saw her with one leg on a chair,
putting up her garter.

I stood stock still and silent. She adjusted one garter neatly, then put
up her other leg, unrolled the garter, pulled up the stocking and put on
the garter quite deliberately. I saw the flesh of her large thighs, for
her garters were tied above the knees, and she pulled up her petticoats
freely. Putting down her clothes she turned round, saw me, then with a
grin said, "Lawd sir, how you startled me."

Bursting with randiness I lost all prudence. Mother, sister, Tom, and
the other servant were about the house, but up to the cook I went,
whispering, "I saw your legs, what jolly ones, what thighs, what a cunt
you must have, let's have a feel," and got one hand up her clothes.
She pushed me away saying, "Hish! here is missis." It was a lie, but it
frightened me away.

The same evening I went downstairs after our dinner. The housemaid had
been sent to the circulating library. Mother, sister and Tom were, as
they usually were after dinner, when the weather was warm; sitting in
the summer-house at the bottom of the garden. I usually sat with them,
but slinked into the house, and down into the kitchen; which being
underground was darkish, although then it was light until eight o'clock.
Cook when she saw me, grinned and became familiar, for she was a regular
old stager, and knew well, that when a man wanted to take liberties with
her,