o hear her come to her room, but at length I grew
tired of waiting, undressed, and went to bed. I suspected she must have
crept softly to her own room and waited there without my being aware of
it till this took place, for I had hardly got into bed and put out the
candle when I heard her come in. She came to the bedside and inquired
in a low voice if I was awake. On my answering her, she said we had
better not talk loud in case of disturbing the young people in the next
room. She sat down by the bedside and leaned over me, putting an arm
round my neck and kissing me warmly. Then, putting her hand under the
bed-clothes, she began to caress my naked bosom. This seemed a little
strange to me, but very pleasant. And it was still more agreeable when,
putting my arm round her neck, I found that she also was undressed and
had nothing but her nightshift and a dressing gown which was quite open
at the front. This she accounted for by saying she must be ready to
slip into bed if she heard her aunt coming.

"The touch of her naked breasts, which were then just beginning to
acquire their full, round form, quite delighted me, and it was while
playing with them that the first voluptuous sensations were awakened
within me. I had previously been sometimes surprised, especially on
awakening in the morning, to find a certain little gentleman quite hard
and stiff, and had been at a loss to ascertain what was the cause. And
I was now still more surprised that as I played with her soft, yielding
globes, the same effect occurred, but although the sensation was most
agreeable, I was too ignorant regarding such matters to be able to
connect the cause with the effect. Laura continued to kiss and play
with me for some time, and at last I became aware that while with one
hand she caressed me, the other was employed in some movement about her
own person, the object of which I did not understand and did not think
of investigating. The effect, however, seemed to be pleasant to her,
for her kisses and caresses increased in ardour till at last with a
heavy sigh they ceased at once; and she remained for a few minutes
perfectly still. Then after another kiss she said she was afraid her
aunt might come and find her away. So making me promise to say nothing
of her visit she left me.

"Our interview had been so agreeable to me that I pressed her to renew
it on the succeeding night, which she willingly agreed to do, and
somewhat of the same procedure occur