she
always put me off, laughing and saying that I was grown too old for her
to allow me to play these tricks now, so that I never have been able to
show her what a change had taken place in the size of her old
acquaintance or to prove to her how much pleasure I am sure it could
now give her."

This detail produced such an exciting effect upon both of our organs of
pleasure that we were obliged again to quench our raging fires in each
other's interiors. In the course of the mutual operation I questioned
him as to whether, if he had an opportunity, he would like to repeat
his former amusements with Laura and even carry them further. He said
at once it would be most delightful to do so, and nothing would give
him greater pleasure. Then referring to her close neighbourhood to us
and to her aunt's approaching departure, he said that there would be
such a capital opportunity for our all enjoying ourselves together, if
she could only be persuaded to agree to it, that he was determined to
try whether he could not persuade her to renew their meetings, and he
even showed me a key to the door leading into her room which he had got
made on purpose to enable him to have access to her.

His story had somewhat enlightened me as to Laura's ideas, and I could
now understand to some degree her not feeling so much annoyed as I had
been at Frank's arrival. I strongly suspected that rather than be
deprived of her favourite amusement, she would not object to his again
being a participator in it. I thought it better, however, not to say
anything to him at present regarding my intimacy with her until I had
ascertained what her intentions really were. After mutually agreeing
that we were both to endeavour to prevail on her to join in our sports,
and that if one succeeded he was to do all he could for the benefit of
the other, we went down to breakfast.

I had an opportunity sooner than I expected of coming to an explanation
with Laura. She had told me that she could not meet me that morning at
the summer house, but in the course of the forenoon she found she could
get away for an hour, and she gave me the usual signal for me to repair
there. When, as she was accustomed to do, she opened my trousers and
uncovered her little darling and proceeded to give him his usual caress
before introducing him into his nest, her quick eye at once discovered
that he was not in his ordinary trim to satisfy her desires. With a
flushed cheek, she looked me fu