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Chapter 1
AboutwhatIdid,undressingher,whenIthoughtafter,Isawitwasn’tsobad;notmanywouldhavekeptcontrolofthemselves,justtakenphotos,itwasalmostapointinmyfavour.
Iconsideredwhattodo,Idecidedaletterwasbest.ThisiswhatIwrote:
Iamsorryforlastnight,Idaresayyouthinknowyoucannoteverforgiveme.
IdidsayIwouldnoteveruseforceunlessobliged.Ithinkyouwilladmityoudidobligemebywhatyoudid.
PleaseunderstandthatIdidonlythenecessary.ItookyourdressoffasIthoughtyoumightbeillagain.
IshowedeveryrespectIcouldunderthecircumstances.Pleasegivemethecreditfornotgoingasfarassomemightinthesame.
Iwillnotsayanymore.ExceptImusthaveyouhereabitlonger.
Yourssincerely,etc.
Ididn’tputanybeginning.Icouldn’tdecidewhattocallher:DearMirandaseemedfamiliar.
Well,Iwentdownandtookinherbreakfast.ItwasjustlikeIthought.Shewassittinginherchair,staringatme.Isaidgoodmorning,shedidn’treply.Isaidsomething—doyouwantkrispiesorcornflakes?—shejuststared.SoIjustleftherbreakfastwiththeletteronthetrayandwaitedout-sideandwhenIwentbacknothingwastouched,theletterwasunopened,andshewasstillsittingtherestaringatme.Iknewitwasnogoodtalking,shehaditinformegoodandproper.
Shekeptitupseveraldays.SofarasIknowallshehadwassomewater.Atleastonceaday,whenItookinthefoodshealwaysrefused,Itriedtoarguewithher.
