e to my cell but, instead, to an elegant, if old-fasreasury of Oriental carpets, tintinnabulation of cut-glass clered ruck rainboic s of my diamond earrings, t lay on my neable at ive maid stood ready ending to fix ts in my ears, I took t it  of one of its magic fits again and I did not see my o but t of my fat first I t  me. tification.

    , I sa table  no a tremendous pile of banknotes. My fatances ly barbered, smart need glass of sparkling  convenient to . t ly, as if it  been a sig runks ure. Could he so easily leave me here?

    te on table  quite clearly. quot;tely.quot; Some  iated a liaison on trengt at all. For, at t moment, t knocked at my door to announce t I mig any time er, and tle gratuity, ts morning gift, in wo pack me up and send me off.

    t asked politely  t I y at t opportunity inued bonnily to beam. I  of my fater.

    quot;Leave me alone,quot; I said to t.

    need to lock took off my riding , left it , o my s, my arms dropped to my sides. I omed to nakedness. I o my o to take off all my clot t ed a little t I o give  it is not natural for o go naked, not since first ripping off my o and tood poised in tion of life, co te meat of contract and, if s see me, t place, cake no account of your existence.

    And it seemed my entire life, since I  t gaze of eyes like ark, except for ears. I  return to o keep me from ting  raced along to  t to guide me.

    No response to my tentative rap on his door.

    t e creature, covered e muzzle