MAD3PAD 64-66
Toby G Levy
tobylevy at juno.com
Wed Jan 25 10:18:45 CST 2006
Johanna breaks up the three daughters' amorous assault on Mason
and sends them away, asking form Mason to not respond to their advances.
Mason tells her not to worry because "these days Passion knows me
not..." but she sees his erection through his trousers. Mason casts off
Johanna's advances and she leaves in a huff.
Mason awakens during the night to find a slave girl, named
Austra in his bed. She explains that it is the duty of the slave girls
to try and get impregnated by the white men so that the mistress of the
house can sell the lighter skinned babies for more money in the slave
market. Mason takes great offense to this, but Austra says that all
women are slaves, including British housewives. Austra warns Mason that
Johanna and her daughters will attempt to keep Mason aroused, but the
only woman he will be allowed to touch is Austra.
Austra leaves the room without successfully seducing Mason.
Dixon spends the next days being regularly accosted by various
female members of the household. He has many erections, which are
fairly visible depending on which pants he has on each day. Dixon can't
help but notice, but says nothing, "waiting rather for Mason either to
brag, or complain."
Toby
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