ehind; twentieth, _Au Profil_--a girl and her
companion lying on their sides; twenty-first, _A la Botte Badine_--the
man with one of his legs resting on the woman's flank; twenty-second,
_Derriere en Con_--a woman lying with her back to a man, with one of
her legs raised in the air; twenty-third, _Riche en Fleuve_--the man
lying across a woman, belly to belly; twenty-fourth, _Chevaucher
l'Asne_--the woman lying on the top of a man with his instrument in her
con; twenty-fifth, _A la Galere_--the same position with her side
turned to the man; twenty-sixth, _Chevaucher en Bast_--the woman lying
across him; twenty-seventh, _A la Mauresque_--the man seated on the bed
with his legs open, the woman seated in the same position, but with her
thighs resting on his; twenty-eighth, _Au Clystere_--the girl with her
bottom brought to the edge of the bed, separating her buttocks with her
hands, and the man standing behind, imbedded in the _trou de son cul;_
twenty-ninth, _Sonner du Cul_--the woman seated on the edge of the bed
with her feet resting against the wall, and during the act of coition
she keeps raising one leg and lowering the other; thirtieth, _Les
Jambes au col a la Reveche_--the woman lying on her face with her legs
resting on the man's shoulders; thirty-first, _La Cloche_ represented a
man reclining on the ground, resting on his hands and feet--his belly
uppermost, while the woman is seated in a basket without a bottom, so
that her con comes through the open space, to which was affixed a
pulley, so that every time the rope was pulled it brought the woman's
notch in contact with the man's penis, and the amorous combat is
finished by continual pulling on the rope; thirty-second, _Branler la
Pique_ represented a man with his finger in a girl's con, and by his
touches making her discharge--while she was doing the same thing for
him. In this manner they enjoyed pleasure without conjunction, either
standing, sitting or lying.

When I cast my eyes on the magnificent plates, the color mounted to my
face, and I involuntarily pressed my thighs closely together.

"Ah! Kate," said Ralph, again kissing me and forcing his tongue into my
mouth. "I perceive you are as fond of amorous sports as I am. I am
delighted to make the discovery. I can foresee some delicious pleasures
together," and he pressed my palpitating bosom to his, kissing me in
the same manner as before.

"Dear Ralph," I replied, returning his caresses by imitating his