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Elsie knows what is what. Oh, you darling, I love you and from now on we shall refer to you at all times as 'her' and 'she'. This is the sort of thing I like to hear, my dear!" I was kissed now by my sweetheart Alice and we all felt like weeping! Miss Cora became serious and said; "My dear, it is true that you are wearing rather old fashioned knickers and I regret this. I find it necessary for reasons of discipline that you will learn about today, you poor dear. I feel deeply sorry for you but today should see the end of repentence for things past for you". Now I was worried!

Alice whispered to me that I should not worry too much. She said she had secret news that soon we would leave this, part of the country and would soon be MARRIED. She said that our new home was now being built far away from here and she told me to make the best of things as soon this present situa- tion would be all finished. This gave me some confort but how on earth was marriage to be relative to Alice and myself; heavens; Alice and Elsie - how, how and HOW?

I started to shake all over when Miss Cora said that the wash lady and her daughter would soon be here. I was handed a typed page and told to learn what was written on it and get it right. I knew that Miss Cora meant business and with wet eyes I read it over and over. It was in preparation for the apologies I was to make! We were soon down in the den, Alice and myself and I heard Miss Cora admit the wash lady and her daughter. Well, I wish to get this over with as soon as possible, even after all these years! I was taken in and had to walk before them. I had to kneel on a silk pillow and tell them how sorry I was for my past deeds and that awful daughter fairly gloated over my being in dresses! I wept when Miss Cora told them that she had warmed my panties and the woman and her daughter were that Miss Cora would not take a strap to me before them!