I was
labouring. Her eyes were fixed upon the lovely object thus exposed to
her gaze, and I could easily see from the flushing of her face and the
sparkling of her eyes what a powerful impression I had made upon her.

All she said was, "Oh, but if John should know of it."

I immediately replied, "But why should John know anything about it? You
don't suppose I am such a mean wretch as to tell anybody of what we may
do, and if you only keep your own secrets no one need ever know
anything about it.

"But perhaps," I continued, "you think this little gentleman," and I
shoved the furious member backwards and forwards two or three times in
her hand as she still continued to grasp it, "is not so big as John's
and won't give you so much pleasure, but only let me try and I shall do
all I can to pleasure you."

"Oh no, it is not that," said she hastily, squeezing the little object
convulsively in her grasp, and as I bent down to kiss her, she
whispered, "I can't resist you any longer, but you must bolt the door,
and if anybody comes I can get away through Miss Laura's room. She
won't tell anything; I can easily make her keep quiet."

This speech not a little astonished me, for from what I knew of Laura I
thought she was the last person in the world to make a confidante of
her waiting-maid. But I was aware that this was not the moment to
expect any explanation, so I jumped out of bed, bolted the door, and
speedily returned to the charge, when I found that the opposing party
had given up all idea of defence and was quite ready to meet my
advances. Stretching herself out in the most favourable position, she
allowed me again to mount upon her and, taking hold of the instrument
of love, she herself guided it to the proper quarter.

To my surprise, however, the entrance was much more difficult than I
had expected and I soon found that I had overrated Master John's
capacities and that the fortress, though not a maiden one, had not
previously been entered by so large a besieging force. With some little
exertion on my part, aided by every means in her power, though she
winced a good deal at the pain I put her to, I at length succeeded in
effecting my object and penetrated to a depth which from her
exclamation of delight when she found me fairly imbedded within her,
and from certain other symptoms, I felt certain had never been reached
previously. Once fairly established within my new quarter we mutually
exerted our utmost endeavou