They soon discovered that the hold was divided into three sections and only one of them had been explored so far. With January upon them by this time,... the water was getting extremely uncomfortable to work in and only Frieda, as ever, was happy in their task. Francesca willed herself into thinking she was really swimming in a warm sea off the coast of an Indian Ocean atoll, as she had been not so long ago when on holiday with her father on one of his 'diplomatic' visits.He hadn't been such a bad. "Zoey confirmed, "Alice is right. Anyone joining us now sees a bunch of single people living together and enjoying a sexy lifestyle. All that's about to change, so they might end up very disillusioned about what they signed up for."Jim had lunch with his old boss Brad a few days after The Circle meeting where they decided to enjoy Brad and his wife Sandy as guests for a few months, especially until everyone saw how The Circle might change as the new babies started to interrupt the ebb and flow. Once we were ready we headed out to the club and met the guys there. One of them called there friend on the phone and he came out of the club and got us in after talking to the bouncer saying we were with him. We entered the club which was only a quarter full and went straight to the bar and ordered drinks we all started off with shots then the boys all got beers while me and Lucy ordered cocktails. We drank and danced for a while then the club started filling with more people until it. At each you will be soundly whipped, back and front by a person of good standing appointed by the sheriff. Ten strokes to the back and buttocks and three to each of the womanly parts you have brazenly flaunted, your breasts, mound and between your thighs. The flogging of your back is punishment for the theft of your father?s money and that of your front, to deter you for many weeks from enticing a man or boy to sample your charms. You will then return to the market square for a final whipping.?.