us to the naked confession of all those secrets of person which dress
generally hides, and which the discovery of was, naturally speaking, not
to our disadvantage. Our hands, indeed, mechanically carried towards
the most interesting part of us, screened, at first, all from the tufted
cliff downwards, till we took them away at their desire, and employed
them in doing them the same office, of helping off with their clothes;
in the process of which, there passed all the little wantonnesses and
frolics that you may easily imagine.

As for my spark, he was presently undressed, all to his shirt, the
fore-lappet of which as he leaned languishingly on me, he smilingly
pointed to me to observe, as it bellied out, or rose and fell, according
to the unruly starts of the motion behind it; but it was soon fixed, for
now taking off his shirt, and naked as a Cupid, he shewed it me at so
upright a stand, as prepared me indeed for his application to me for
instant ease; but, though the sight of its fine size was fit enough to
fire me, the cooling air, as I stood in this state of nature, joined
to the desire I had of bathing-first, enabled me to put him off, and
tranquillize him, with the remark, that a little suspense would only
set a keener edge on the pleasure. Leading them the way, and shewing our
friends an example of continency, which they were giving signs of losing
respect to, we went hand in hand into the stream, till it took us up to
our necks, where the no more than grateful coolness of the wafer gave
my senses a delicious refreshment from the sultriness of the season, and
made more alive, more happy in myself, and, in course, more alert, and
open to voluptuous impressions.

Here I laved and wantoned with the water, or sportively played with
my companion, leaving Emily to deal with hers at discretion. Mine, at
length, not content with making me take the plunge over head and ears,
kept splashing me, and provoking me with all the little playful tricks
he could devise, and which I strove not to remain in his debt for. We
gave, in short, a loose to mirth; and now, nothing would serve him but
giving his hand the regale of going over every part of me, neck, breast,
belly, thighs, and all the et caetera, so dear to the imagination, under
the pretext of washing and rubbing them; as we both stood in the water,
no higher now than the pit of our stomachs, and which did not hinder him
from feeling, and toying with that leak that distingui