o be tortured by Frank, the only condition
being that Madame G---- should be present to see the whole proceeding,
and thus have her share of the voluptuous feast.

On the following day Frank obtained permission to be absent until
evening, and he accompanied his friend to the house in question.

They were ushered into a charming boudoir, where they found Madame
G---- awaiting them. She was a pretty, plump woman, every feature
betraying an intensely lascivious temperament. She was completely
enveloped in a dressing gown of black velvet, which heightened the
dazzling whiteness of her skin; her rosy little feet were encased in
tiny little slippers, and her legs were evidently bare.

A soft warm air pervaded the room, and a fragrant and exciting perfume
shed its influence around. The floor was covered with a thick velvet
pile carpet; the chairs and a capacious couch were also covered with
velvet and furnished with luxurious springs. In the centre of the room
was a peculiar article of furniture, which bore the appearance of a St.
Andrew's Cross, placed horizontally and supported by a massive
pedestal, which at one end was cut away so as to correspond with the
form of the cross at its lower extremity.

She rose and greeted them, embracing both most affectionately, and
squeezed Frank so ardently against her that his prick stood
immediately. Finding this to be the case she took his hand and placed
it beneath her dressing gown; he shuddered on discovering that it was
the only article that concealed her nakedness.

He pressed her belly amorously, and placing his hand at the junction of
her thighs, discovered a most exquisite cunt and a clitoris erect and
hard. She would not allow him to proceed further, as she only wished to
see if he was sufficiently excited for the work he was intended to
perform.

All sitting down, they partook of some Burgundy and literally devoured
a collection of books, photographs, and pictures she placed before
them. They were of the most fearfully exciting character, representing
lust and cruelty in every phase; the principal works being the Marquis
de Sade's _Justine_ and _Juliette_, in ten volumes, with their one
hundred steel plates, also his _Philosophie dans le Boudoir_ and other
French works, besides English erotic books, such as _Fanny Hill_, _The
Romance of Lust_, _Letters from Paris_, _Curiosities of Flagellation_,
_Phoebe Kissagen_, _The New Epicurean_, and others too numerous to be
ment