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The Family Shaw – Part 2
It was Steven who began their talk about the treatments meted out to the two slaves. His comments surprised his cousins, not by the reaction he had to the tale but by his assessment of the situation.
“You know,” he said, “that in fact Michael has taken a bigger risk by chastising and killing these two unfortunates than we would if we were to undertake a similar adventure.”
Knowing that Steven would not, lightly, make such a statement the brothers pressed him to explain why. Steven's reasoning was along the following lines. Michael had taken the law into his own hands. It was not lawful at that time to execute a slave without process of law, although in practice if a slave died during lawful chastisement that was unfortunate but certainly not criminal.
James interrupted and asked,
“So if Michael had continued to torment the creatures till they expired and not declared that they were to die at 10 p.m. he would have been on better legal ground?”
“Certainly” replied Steven. “In that case he would have been totally within his rights.”
Steven then continued to explain that they need, in reality, have no concerns however for Michael's position. Steven knew that the local magistrates and persons of authority invariably attended the Shaw soiree and that, by giving the assembled body an opportunity to advocate a lesser punishment, Michael could argue that all those who failed to take up that opportunity were complicit.
Steven said,
“In the situation, as it is in Burgh we,” by which he meant the four of them present, ”control all the necessary arms of authority to ensure we could pursue any horror or outrage which took our fancy. We should do so in privacy but, the powers which we can lawfully exercise are greater than any of you seemed to appreciate. Geoffrey, naturally is the local magistrate. Also, in a very forward thinking move, I have been appointed as legal advisor to the court. The coroner is, of course, James, and I again am clerk to the coroner's court, so we can properly issue any death certificates that might be required and George can dispose of the bodies. I am Town Clerk and so there would be no difficulties from that quarter and the local facilities would all be available to them. We lack a 'Struthers' but that could be easily remedied and, should it be required, I believe I may know where to find one. '
(It has, perhaps, been remiss of me not to have previously outlined the various peccadilloes which the four practised.
Sir Geoffrey – It was known that no female defendant between the ages of 20 and 50 had been convicted of any offence in his court over the previous several years. He had an interesting practice of adjourning after the prosecution had set out its case and then proceeding to interview the accused, in private, before resuming his deliberations. He would then determine that either he found certain evidence to be unreliable or that the matter came down to the accusers word against that of the poor unfortunate in the dock and that he wished to again adjourn while he consulted with his legal adviser before delivering a verdict. Surprisingly this invariably required a further, private, interview with the cousins thoroughly reviewing the case for and against the accused. The verdict would then be that he found the matter not to be proven, to his satisfaction, and that being the case following the advice he had been given by his legal advisor the accused was not guilty and would be discharged. This often required a private sermon on to be delivered on ensuring that she did not find herself before his court again – private arrangements to obtain the Court's advice could, however, be made.
James – James employed various unusual medical methods, for the time. Conventional medicine involved blood letting as the treatment of choice for almost every ailment. Leeches and scarifiers were the prescriptions that the most modern doctors maintained were beneficial. James disagreed and he more often would use herbs, poultices and powders in his treatments. Only when he was treating a person who liked to effect upper class pretensions did he use the scarifier on them. He would say that these buggers deserved every bit of the pain he could inflict upon them. As to his peccadillo, he enjoyed fondling the female body. It was often commented that he examined the wives and daughters of the sick more than the sick themselves. He would explain this by arguing that once a person exhibited the symptoms of an ailment he would do his utmost to treat it. Many illnesses seemed to be passed, however, from person to person in a family and all that he was doing was to make absolutely certain that the illnesses of a husband or father were not being passed on to the wife or daughter who nursed them. He was being thorough and he could not be held responsible if other doctors were less concerned about the continuing health of the relatives of the sick. He never tried this line on with his brothers, however, who all knew he just enjoyed groping females. It was surprising, however, how many of the wives of previous patients volunteered to continue with his preventative examination regime.
George – George was acknowledged as having the largest collection in the county, if not the whole region, of drawings, etchings, carvings and books of a pornographic nature. He would hire 'models' to engage in artistic poses of the scenes portrayed in these 'classical' works and, indeed, was known often to have participated with the models, but only to the extent required to complete the tableaux. The models would be well paid for their services and he seldom had any difficulties in recruiting volunteers from the local wenches.
Steven – Steven participated fully with Geoffrey in their court escapades and in addition he always conducted a pre court screening of cases before they arrived at the magistrate's court. If appropriately persuaded of the merits of a case he often would effectively present it on a female plaintiff's behalf. This would ensure that Geoffrey would hear those arguments which would guarantee a successful result. Geoffrey naturally co-operated, regardless of the merits, and Steven, in addition to his legal fee, would have received a more personal pre court 'retainer' from a satisfied client. )
Steven continued to explain that,
“In the present uncertain times, following the Cato Street conspiracy, parliament has seen fit to provide all the tools for which any group of persons of power could ask to do whatever they wished, to whomsoever they wished.”
He continued by advising the assembled company that, merely as an abstract exercise, if they desired to abduct any female, abuse her and then dispose of the remains of the victim they need only proceed as he set out.
Steven considered that all of this was either within the law, as it then stood, or was an action which no others could challenge.
While the others mused over this thought George started to opine on the nature of the male of the species and his sexual pleasure. He believed that there were six distinct levels and he went on to put his thoughts forward for the consideration of his relatives.
George's levels of sexual enjoyment -
George was of the opinion that Michael's description of Miss Kitty as a virago was appropriate and that she had displayed level 5. Struthers was at level 4 while Michael had taken matters to level 3. In George's opinion those at level 6 were to be pitied but that levels 1 to 4 were to be seen as a progressive natural development. Not everyone could truly achieve level 5 could and that might, possibly only be reached by the more sensitive or discerning.
Since it was now very late they adjourned but arranged to meet only one week later. Officially to further consider the business of the new weaving factory but also to allow for more time for other matters.
One week later the four had another meeting. After another hearty meal at Burgh Manor, from which Lady Shaw was again absent at her parents, Sir Geoffrey opened the after dinner meeting by inviting anyone who had business matters to raise them.
James spoke up and made a couple of suggestions. He proposed that they should look into the possibility of converting the soon to be surplus weaving halls into a workhouse, a hospital and a lunatic asylum. (the workhouses of 1820 were not the oppressive, bleak establishments of Dickensian literature. Such establishments were only constructed after the 1834 Poor Law and were intentionally intended to be severe and not to replicate the much superior conditions in the earlier style. The Dickensian type were so severe since they were meant to be a last resort for poor who absolutely could cope no longer.) These actions would have several potential advantageous results. The workhouse could be used to house indigents from adjoining parishes and might be able to be run at a small profit or at least near cost by charging out its services to these adjoining parishes. This would address Steven's concern at the rising cost of outdoor relief. George might care to supervise its operations. A hospital and asylum would provide facilities which would bring great credit to the parish and he, James, would volunteer to oversee them. Also, should we wish to explore the possibilities introduced by Michael's letter, the availability of untraceable females would be improved as well as a facility for their detention. It would be possible to commit any number of females to the insane asylum without any query. His application to Geoffrey was all that would be required to achieve that for any person. He advised that when this occurred to him the previous night it seemed potentially too good to be true since it would appear to address all the matters raised at their previous meeting. He finished by asking what the reaction of the others was to this as a proposal.
Steven, in his usual considered way, lit his pipe, inhaled some tobacco smoke, savoured the flavour and then responded to this suggestion. He believed that there might be a great deal of merit in James' proposal. He could see where it addressed a large number of current concerns but he wanted to do some costings. That would take at least a week but he would put it at the top of his priority lists.
Geoffrey liked the idea and said he would keep actively in touch with Steven and George indicated he would certainly be interested in running the establishment.
Steven then made another suggestion. He enquired as to whether or not Sir Geoffrey felt if he was well enough connected to be allowed to raise a troop of fencibles. If so then Steven knew exactly the right individual to be appointed. This was a wholly corruptible former cavalry officer who had left the regular army under a cloud, apparently he had been taking excessive liberties with some Belgian civilian females in the aftermath of Waterloo and the provost Marshall wanted him hung. His family was well connected and got him off but when he heard of it Wellesley swore that if he once clapped eyes on him again he would personally shoot him. The family then disowned him and he had been building up debts ever since. Steven had acquired his notes and believed that they should easily be able to manipulate him into a situation where he would face a death sentence should he ever decline to do what the family required of him.
James then inquired into whether or not a possible location for the detention and enjoyment of a potential specimen might be able to be available before a year, which he supposed would be the earliest time that his lunatic asylum suggestion could come about.
George coughed and said that he knew of a spot, which he had on occasion used for his tableaux, and where he was certain that complete isolation could be secured. He knew of a worked out quarry about a quarter of a mile off the road and about 2 miles up the Kirkbride road. This had a vacant caretakers cottage. The quarry has three large caves worked into the hillside and these have had their entrances sealed. George was of opinion that for an expenditure of about £500, which he would happily be prepared to fund, the place could be made totally secure. As a further suggestion he proposed that they form an 'Inventors Club'. That would have the merit that they could secure any goods which they wanted for their 'extra curricular' activities without raising any eyebrows as well as making the quarry the site for their 'Club Activities'. He suggested that a few rockets flying about, explosions and the like would see the word passed round that unsafe materials were being used. A very strict no trespassing policy would then be viewed as reasonable.
Geoffrey then brought a note of caution to the meeting. He said it seemed to him that, without, any agreement to that effect the group was moving to form some sort of extreme, modern Hellfire Club. What he now suggested was that, while Steven would still look into the costs of the conversion of the weaving halls, they should all go away and return in a fortnight having made up their minds about whether or not they were prepared to commit wholeheartedly to this. If they started down this route there would be no turning back and everyone would be committed to the whole course. He cautioned that it would have to be a unanimous decision and that it would be an anonymous poll – yes or no - on a piece of paper.
Two weeks passed and the next meeting was at James more modest home. A two story, plus attics, 10 room mansion which housed his surgery and waiting rooms as well as his own and his servants quarters. This was the venue since, for once, Lady Shaw was at home. The meal was no less substantial than that enjoyed at Burgh Manor and Sir Geoffrey was most complementary to his brother. After dinner they adjourned to James' library and, since it was formally a family business meeting, Geoffrey was in the chair. James had pens, ink and paper provided for all present and, once the servants had cleared the room, Geoffrey opened the meeting.
In typical Shaw fashion he immediately asked the four to indicate their intentions with regard to the 'Inventors Club'. He made clear that a yes vote committed the individual to the full participation in the objectives of the club. One no vote, however, and the club would not come into being. He asked that if any of the group felt uncertain about what the objectives were they should ask now before they cast their vote. No one spoke up. Geoffrey took a puff at his cigar, a sip of the port and then said.
“Steven, will you do the honours then.”
Steven said,
“Gentlemen, the papers before you require you to indicate yes or no. Each person is asked to indicate their vote, fold their paper over and place it on the tray in front of us. When there are four papers in place I shall open them and declare the count.”
The voting took seconds only since each of the brothers had already made up their minds. Steven had also determined his vote and he half turned in his chair and filled in his ballot folded the paper and turned back. Three votes were already on the tray. He took the tray to himself, opened each vote in turn, then looked up and said,
“Gentlemen, congratulations, we have a unanimous vote.”
Geoffrey then said,
“Excellent. I now call to order the inaugural meeting of the Burgh Inventors Club. I propose that the club be limited in its membership and that new members be only admitted on their proving to the satisfaction of all existing members that they are, in every respect fit for membership. A single negative vote to exclude from membership. I further propose that no one person should be elected as chairperson and that honour should rotate on a monthly basis.”
James seconded these proposals which were carried nem con.
George volunteered that, in anticipation of this vote, he had already begun the work on the quarry. As he had offered he would personally meet the costs and he invited anyone with time and ideas to visit the site with him and they could agree to vary the work. Geoffrey proposed that a club fund should be opened and that staggered contributions be made, he proposed that he should contribute £2,500, James and George each £1,500 and Steven £500 to create a fund of £6,000. Steven to be treasurer and that he should notify the members annually of the state of the fund and call for additional funds from members, in the same proportions, should funds drop below £1,000. As Steven moved to raise an objection James and George, by their expressions stopped him and he merely deferred to Geoffrey's proposal.
James suggested that the sequence for chair person should be Geoffrey, Steven, George then himself with Geoffrey to hold office till the end of the next month and that again, was approved without any contrary view expressed. Geoffrey then suggested that they leave the drafting of any further constitutional matters to Steven.
James, rather sheepishly, then said,
“Gentlemen, I presume that you are all aware of my preference for mature women with large breasts.” At that they all smiled and nodded.
“Well”, he continued “I know where it will be possible for me to acquire such a female, in circumstances which I can manipulate to ensure that no suspicion can fall on us and at a time I can adjust, within reasonable parameters' over the next month or two.” George volunteered that the quarry would be ready and free of workmen in at most three weeks and James arranged to visit the site with him in the next few days.
James then continued,
“The circumstances are that I am currently treating this woman's husband. He is some 50 years old, worked all his life in the local mines and is terminally ill with much stone dust having settled on his lungs. The poor creature can hardly breath. I am treating him with powdered arsenic which acts as a stimulant and gives him a feeling of having improved. This feeling is false and merely a short term palliative. His wife, Janet, is some ten years his junior and, while I have told her that I cannot promise a recovery, I do not believe she understands how far gone her husband is. Before you ask yes, I can assure you that I regularly ensure she shows absolutely no signs of having contracted the illness and is a particularly health specimen of womanhood. She looks to me to advise her and to ease her concerns. They have no money but I have assured her that she need give no concern to that and that I will assure that they are not evicted from their cottage and that they have adequate fuel and food. I have my kitchen send food every day and they no doubt eat better now than they have ever done. I am sure that I can keep the husband alive for a few weeks more and can make the wife more and more dependent on my advice and support. All I need do to bring about the husbands end is to increase the arsenic dosage in one of the powders which I give to her to administer to her husband. I will then issue a death certificate giving his lung disease as cause of death. She will come to me and I will be of great assistance by arranging for George to bury her husband, offer to continue the food etc. as long as she requires it and to communicate with any relatives if she would like that. I will also offer to try to find her employment in one of our households if she would prefer that. This will overwhelm her senses and it is most unlikely she will be able to think logically. After a few days for her to come round I will take a maid and call round at her home. No matter which she prefers I will be able, at some time, to arrange to be alone with her. I will have made sure that my domestic staff know that I wrote a letter on her behalf to an address in Workington. I am sure Steven can arrange for what will appear to be a reply. I will then take my carriage and, in a final gesture, of generosity carry her off. She may believe that she is going to Geoffrey’s to go into service but, so far as the village is concerned, she will be going to Workington. In fact when we get to the road to George's quarry one journey for her will be nearly at its end and another into a different life will be about to begin. Think over that as a plan and let me know of any weaknesses you may see in it.”
Five weeks later the old quarryman died on cue. James carried out his plan and it worked perfectly. The only difference was that the widow had a sister in Silloth and James purported correspondence was with her instead. When Janet decided that she wanted to go there she told James that she would be leaving at dawn on the following day to walk there. James insisted that he could not countenance that especially since it would mean that she would be unable to take any of her belongings with her. He absolutely insisted that he would take her there in his carriage. His force of personality was so great that she reluctantly agreed. The roads in 1820 were not good. Even the old Roman roads which criss crossed this region had seriously deteriorated by this time so when James, 'accidentally' took a wrong turning up the lane to the quarry she was not concerned. He continued saying that he was seeking for a place to turn and when they came to the quarry that became the perfect spot. When James had a key for the padlock that secured the chain round the gate it seemed the most usual thing in the world, the Shaws always had the keys for locks and there was no reason to have expected this to be different. George and Steven had ridden out earlier and their horses were concealed in one of the caves. They were in the cottage.
James had arranged that what appeared to be a nose bag was hung at the side of his seat. This was larger than the norm however and was, in reality, a hood to pull over his passenger's head. He distracted Janet by pointing towards the hill and saying,
“Look, an eagle”.
Janet looked in the direction in which James was pointing and never saw another sight as a free person. James slipped the nose bag over her head and pinioned her arms. Steven and George rushed out from the cottage and in a matter of seconds the three whisked the shocked woman into their prepared holding cave. George had arranged for six strong boxes to be made,
“Storage for our rockets,” he had explained to the joiners, and Janet was bundled into one. The lid was shut, securely locked, and the box carried through a second set of doors deeper into the cave. The box had several holes drilled in it and Janet was screaming loudly. When her captors left her inside the deeper cave and closed and locked both the inner doors and the outer door, however, there was no sound to be heard. James said to Steven and George,
“Well I cannot be seen at home till tomorrow. The trip to Silloth and back would take too long. I think I'll call at Geoffrey's in-laws then come back tonight for the first, formal, plenary meeting of the Inventors Club. I'm due a visit at Kirkbride Castle to check up on Lord Walter's health. It gets dark about 6 p.m. at this time of year so I assume the meeting will start about then?” When Steven indicated his agreement James said,
“Remember lads, no 'Inventing' till we are all in attendance. See you George, Steven.” and as he drove off in his carriage the two cousins chuckled to themselves and walked over to the cave where they had concealed their horses.
The trip to Kirkbride took another hour and a half but was uneventful. Once at Kirkbride Castle James brushed himself down and tidied his appearance before approaching the front of the Castle. This was an imposing building built in the 17th Century when Castles had become statements of wealth and importance rather than defensive structures. If one examined the building, closely however the signs of decay were clear. Most of the land which had supported the castle by the farming produce had been sold off. The rest was mortgaged, as was the Great House. The Bruys lived in a genteel poverty supported by Sir Geoffrey who effectively paid all the bills. Although the Bruys lived in the West of the country most of their distant relatives lived in Yorkshire where the de Bruys, or Brux names were relatively common in the nobility of the area. Lord Walter's ancestor had been instrumental in the safe passage of Queen Margaret and her young son Edward to Scotland and then had fought with such outstanding bravery at the Battle of Wakefield that he had been knighted on the field. Further singular acts had seen a grateful Tudor King ennoble Walter's ancestor and so the 1st Earl of Kirkbride had been created. What had taken 300 years to accumulate had, however, taken one generation to squander and Lord Walter's grandfather ruined the family. It was only the connection with the Shaw family that meant they could again get credit from local businesses and Sir Geoffrey had his own means of controlling that. James drove up to the front of the house and as a groom came out to take the carriage he went up to the front door and was met by the Butler.
“Good morning, Harvey,” he said. The butler was John Harvey but convention required that he be addressed by his surname. “I trust that I have not called at an inopportune time.”
Harvey replied in the normal fashion,
“Good morning Doctor Shaw, I cannot say Sir, but I believe their graces may be at home to you. If you would wait here I shall inquire.”
It took only a few seconds for James to be shown into the sitting room where Lord Walter and Lady Ann were taking morning tea. James had a short chat with each explained that unexpected business required that he journey to Silloth and he could not possible drive past without paying his respects. He then made polite inquiries into the health of both and, without being particularly intrusive, so far as was possible carried out an examination. Their health was not particularly good but James prescribed some antacids for their indigestion, powdered chalk with mint flavouring, and a mild natural laxative. Thankfully neither Lord Walter nor Lady Ann were devotees of blood letting so James was able to adopt his preferred style of medicine. When Lord Walter, with a loud guffaw, said to James,
“You do know that in the past my ancestors would have seen you burned for witchcraft for your powders and potions.” James knew that he had pleased the old man and that his visit was welcome. He replied by saying,
“Well your grace if you do not see any improvement after a day or two I'll know what to expect then.”
James then inquired after the health of the servants and Lady Ann rang the bell for the butler. She instructed Harvey to have the servants collect in the servant's hall, so that Doctor James could ensure that none had an illness which required treatment, and to return once that had been done.
A few minutes later Harvey returned and James excused himself and accompanied the butler to the servants hall. On the way there he gave a sovereign to the butler advising him that this was from Sir Geoffrey. James asked if Harvey had any messages for Sir Geoffrey as he, James, would be meeting with Sir Geoffrey shortly and would ensure, personally, that they were delivered direct to his hand. Harvey said he would have his report placed in James carriage. James said to Harvey that he had brought a couple of boxes of cigars and a few bottles of wine for the household and no doubt Lord Walter might like a box. The household staff was down to 8, where it had once stood at nearer 60. James had asked Harvey when the staff had last been paid and when this elicited laughter he gave Harvey another sovereign to 'tide them over'. Harvey knew the financial situation of the Bruys, probably better that Lord Walter, and every visit by one of the Shaw brothers was a most welcome sight in the servant's hall. James gave them all a very quick physical, he resisted the temptation to examine more closely one of the house maids and the ladies maid, and pronounced them all in fairly good health. Harvey was given some of James antacid and the cook some extract of willow bark for headaches, from which she had been suffering. One of the maids had a skin rash and James gave her some witch hazel ointment. He was careful to tell them to use the medicines which he had given them exactly as he had directed them. He said that if any of them was unwell he, James, would be most displeased if they failed to get word to him. With that he returned to Lord Walter and Lady Ann.
It was lunch time and Lady Ann insisted that James stay though, she cautioned, they only ate a light meal at midday. Lord Walter was also keen for James to stay since it gave him an excuse to open some wine and tell his family stories. An hour and a half later Lord Walter was drunk and Lady Ann had, 'retired for an afternoon nap'. As a polite guest James was listening to Lord Walter's tales nodding sagely and making approving grunts at the appropriate junctures. Lord Walter had reached his current pet story.
The Annandale Claim.
While Lord Walter was correctly styled the 14th Earl of Kirkbride by dint of his direct descent from the forebear previously mentioned he had currently a claim before the College of Arms that he should also be entitled to the title and privileges of the 27th Lord of Annandale. Lord Walter had personally researched the ancestry of the 1st Earl of Kirkbride and claimed that he had irrefutable proof that he was the direct descendent of the second son of the 3rd Lord of Annandale who was called William de Brus. The lines of all subsequent heirs of all subsequent holders of the title having died out. The last being the 17th Lord who died in 1536 and whose land was annexed, wrongly, to the crown. Lord Walter's ancestor Henry the 5th Earl of Kirkbride should have inherited and become the 18th Lord of Annandale. By Lord Walters reckoning that made him entitled to claim all lands titles etc. which had been acquired subsequent to the 3rd Lord of Annandale's death. Lord Walter was convinced that there was a deep conspiracy involving King George 1V and his late father King George 111 as well as the College of Arms to deny him the title. His fantasy was that, should this claim be approved, then a new George 1V would not be having his coronation next year but that he would as King Walter 1. Lord Walter maintained that the 6th Lord of Annandale, Robert the Bruce was King of Scotland. The Stuart dynasty owed their claim to the Scottish Crown to their relationship to the Bruce and so with the Union of the Crowns his claim to the crown was irrefutable.
James was too polite to comment but thought to himself that the logic of this would be much improved by a large consumption of alcohol. Since he had an appointment that evening he was drinking only moderately and, after dutifully giving Lord Walter a full opportunity to run out of steam, he said that his business in Silloth called him and that if he broke his journey at Abbey Town he could conclude his business early the next day and return to Burgh by dinner that night. He thanked Lord Walter and Lady Ann, in her absence, for their very kind hospitality and asked them if they had any messages they wished taken to their son-in-law. Lord Walter advised that their daughter called often but that his offer was well received.
The First Plenary Meeting of the Burgh Inventors Club.
James was the first to arrive back at the quarry. The club agreement was that until all members were present, or accounted for, no new 'devices' which had passed 'prototype stage' could be 'tested'
( a 'device' was code for new strumpet, 'prototype stage' was code for captured and 'tested' meant subjected to assault by members.) He waited in the cottage for the others to arrive. Shortly after nightfall the group had assembled. Geoffrey inquired as to how difficult it had been to negotiate the prototype stage and was pleased to hear how simply the matter had been concluded. James advised that he had called at Kirkbride Castle and picked up some messages from the butler. They then agreed that they would not subject their captive to anything more severe than a whipping as they did not want to deprive themselves of future pleasures. Steven was concerned about any possible pregnancies but James assured him by advising that she had borne no children though her husband was reputed to have a bastard. This suggested to him that she might not be fertile and in any case he thought it unlikely that she would survive so long that a pregnancy would be a consideration.
After a toast to the Club they moved to the true business of the night. The door in the cave marked, Danger Gunpowder – NO TRESPASSING was opened and the four walked in. There were adequate oil lamps inside once they had passed through the second door. At the noise of that door opening Janet had begun to shout again crying for help. None would be forthcoming.
The box in which she had been imprisoned was opened and she was seized by the four they quickly blindfolded her. Ropes were then tied round each of her wrists and ankles and these were attached to shackles set into the cave walls. The four ropes were then pulled tight and Janet fell silent as she realised that she had fallen into the grasp of devils.
George spoke,
“Shall we see what we've got then?, he asked.
The four of them then removed every stitch of her clothing and stood back to examine the naked body displayed for their pleasure. While in the box her body heat had been contained and kept her reasonably warm but now naked, in an unheated cave, on the 29th of February in the North of England she was rapidly becoming very, very cold. Some goose bumps began to form on her flesh as the cousins looked her over.
Geoffrey said,
“Look the strumpet is feeling the cold. Shall we heat her up. Lets use these.”
He carefully did not say exactly what he meant by 'these' but there were several heavy leather straps
and he picked one up. The four moved Janet over to the centre of the cave. There were several shackles set into the floor there so they fixed her feet feet to two of these which were about four feet apart. A spar of wood some seven feet long was laid across her back at shoulder level and her arms stretched out and tied to it. At each end this spar was attached to a rope fixed to the cave roof. There were many opportunities for them to maul, fondle, poke, pinch and otherwise play with Janet's naked flesh. It is fair to say very few, if any, were missed. Once she had been repositioned the brothers looked at Geoffrey. As current Club Chairman they would take their cue from him. He raised three fingers and gestured that they would all land their first lashes on the third count. When he was sure that all were clued in as to what was to happen he gave the signal. On the beat four blows landed near simultaneously on their victim's defenceless body. Her back, buttocks, breasts and belly were subjected to a sudden and violent attack. Each of the four landed about 30 powerful blows in less than a minute on their selected targets and the shock of the assault caused poor Janet to urinate.
Geoffrey now said,
“That will have warmed her up lads so shall we move on to loosening up her openings?” The tortured woman was completely exposed to their assault and Geoffrey first drove his cock into her cunt. George was behind her and he buggered her with gusto while James and Steven took to mauling her breasts. They each had a length of the cord used to suspend window sash weights and they tied these very tightly round the base of each breast. The way her boobs swelled and started to redden they found particularly intriguing. As the skin of the breasts tautened and her nipples swelled more and more.
First Geoffrey then George ejaculated into their respective orifices. Before he was finished Geoffrey exclaimed ,
“This cunt has just come. The whore is enjoying it.”
If she had hoped for relief at that point Janet was to be severely disappointed. As soon as the first shift had finished the second took over with renewed fervour. James had her cunt and Steven her ass. This time Geoffrey and George took a rest while their relatives buried their cocks into their prisoner's cunt and rear passage. It was James turn to exclaim once again that the female's tortured body was having an orgasm. Janet was trying her utmost to resist being betrayed by her body but the mass of stimulation with which her body was being assaulted in waves overcame all resistance. When James and Steven had been sated Geoffrey and George were refreshed and the relentless assault continued with the brothers exchanging their previous positions. This time Janet came twice before George had achieved his climax. Janet was now wholly unable to continue her resistance to the needs of her body and was surrendering herself to her assailant's attentions. When the first round of fucking concluded with Steven and James doing the honours Janet had come on not less than 6 occasions and was exhausted. Her breasts were enormously swollen and almost purple in colour with each almost the size of her head. Her nipples stood proudly to attention and were remarkably engorged.
After a few moments rest James said quietly to the others to watch what he was about to do. He crept quietly up to Janet who was hanging with her head bent forward and her chest heaving as she gasped in air. He grasped her right breast and she moaned obligingly at the discomfort this was causing her. James then took out his pocket knife and cut the cord round her tit. He unwound the cord then drew back. Five seconds later Janet was writhing in agony with pain as the blood started to circulate once more through her breast. Her hands made attempt after fruitless attempt to rub the area from which the excruciating pain originated but all to no avail. George commented that the sight of her abused and beaten body, leaking copious quantities of spunk from both her cunt and arse, as she twitched and writhed with one breast bouncing, bound and tight as a drum on the one side of her chest and the other flapping and slapping on the other side was more titillating and stimulating than all of the etchings and drawings in his collection. When her blood supply had been restored and the pain subsided James went over and cupped her left breast. He flicked his index fingernail at her nipple and said to his victim in a whisper,
“What would you give me if I were to rub your breast for you once I have cut the cord which binds it?
“Anything, everything, whatever you command ,” she said.
“Clean our cocks with your mouth then and I'll give it some consideration. James replied.
“Yes, yes, anything” she replied.
The brothers lowered the spar which kept her upright and allowed her to rest on her knees. In turn then they required her to suck every last drop out of each of their cocks. She obviously found this most distasteful. That, of course made it more enjoyable for the four rapists, and she wretched and choked throughout the whole time she was made to service their cocks in this way.
What she did not expect was that when James cut the second cord and freed her left breast from its bondage he did not so much rub the tortured flesh as grab it, twist it, tear at it and severely maul it. He repeated this with her other mammary and left her in tears kneeling on the cave floor with her head hanging over her heaving chest.
Geoffrey looked at his watch. Three hours had passed in an instant. (Not for Janet for whom it seemed like a lifetime).
“By God look at the time. We'll have to clean up here and get back home. It will be all of 11 p.m. before we're back.” he said.
James offered to do the honours since he could not return home that night and would be staying in the cottage overnight.
Steven said jovially,
“No private experiments mind you. Thanks anyway. An extremely promising and satisfactory first test I must say. I presume we are all in agreement?” and with that the three left joking and laughing while discussing the events and sights of the evening.
James had some bread, cold meat, cheese water and wine with him in his carriage. He brought a bowl of water, a towel and some of the food into the cave and carefully locked both of the doors behind him. Taking appropriate precautions by chaining her hands and her legs together he then released Janet from the spar and the floor shackles. He also forbade her from removing her blindfold.
“Clean yourself up you are a mess.” he said. “Do an acceptable job and I have some food here for you.”
Janet realised she was starving, (in this part of the world starving has, to this day, retained the old meaning of feeling very cold as well as being hungry) and hurried to clean up her body. James 'kindly' assisted in drying her down. He then handed her a length of towelling with a hole for her head in the middle. He instructed her to put it on and gave her one of the lengths of cord, which he had used to tie her tits, to use as a belt. Next he passed over some of the cold meat, bread and cheese and told her to eat. She had finished her supper in less than an hour after the end of her cock cleaning session. James told her that the Club was not yet fully set up for hosting their sex slaves so, for the next night or two you she would sleep in her box. Food and water would be provided once a day. An adequate amount would be provided but it up to her to see that it lasted till the next day. Whenever any of the club members desire to they would be able to fuck her in any and every way they wished. He advised her to ensure that she gave complete satisfaction every time. He cautioned her that if her performance failed to give complete satisfaction the members would move on to providing stimuli which you would find particularly distressing.
James said,
“To put matters precisely you must fuck like your life depends on it. Be under no misconceptions, it does.”
With that he ordered into her box, locked it down and, having made sure all the lamps were extinguished and all doors locked he fed and watered his horse and went to bed in the cottage.
James had the best night's sleep which he had enjoyed for some time. The promise held by the future looked to have significantly increased. Janet's sleep that night was less refreshing.
to be continued.
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