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Cruciformae Studiosus
Grace Under Fire
...But he made no sign, confining himself to ask her
for the third time for an answer. She mumbled:
"I consent to whatever you both desire," and lowered
her eyes toward her hands, [...] then added in a murmur:
"I should like to know whether I shall be whipped...."
There was a long pause, during which she regretted
twenty times over having asked the question.
Then Sir Stephen's voice said slowly:
"From time to time."
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