Ch‰teau Soumissionand Other Tales of Discipline - by Louise Maltesta - ‘Then Hannelore advances with the strap: always the same one, a half metre strip of oiled saddle leather, double tailed for half its length, flexible as a snake, dark and wicked with age and use, and known as the Great Strap. She lifts her arm. There is a slight grunt, a blur of movement, a swish! a ringing crack! and - almost always - a piercing howl from the stooping recipient. The tally will vary from four (the minimum) to a dozen strokes, with anything between six and ten being the usual award. Hannelore whips remorselessly, never varying the force or the tempo - very, very hard, at about ten strokes to the minute - and placing the business ends of the bifurcated strap exactly where she wishes. Enduring these stripes without noise is almost impossible - I at least have never done so. One howls, as I have said, at the first stroke - and goes on howling. As the strapping proceeds, the screams one utters rapidly cease to be related to any particular stroke and become continuous, with only the sharp surges in both volume and pitch every six seconds or so to mark the relentless rhythm of delivery.' Hardback. - Format:Novel Shipping Time:This item is usually dispatched by return Catalogue No:2798 To order this by Telephone:Call our 24 Hour Order Line on: +44 (0)1424
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