"The children... I have none myself, though God knows we keep trying, But the children of this neighborhood inured to sights of brutality from their b...irth, trotting along the alleys, mingled with troops of horribly busy pigs, up to their ankles in blood. Horrible sight, yes, but it did them some good I suppose, in that it made the young rascals a very hardy breed."Up to their ankles, you say?" I asked, my mind reeling at the thought of running through ankle deep blood, 'Mud, yes, but. She was happy that she couldn’t see him do that because it was just too gross to imagine. She also had to give him a bath at least once a week according to the instructions she received from the guide-dog society. It was almost like having a baby and being a mommy even thought she was still a technical virgin.She had gotten used to petting her guide-dog now and she knew he liked the touch of her fingers all over his fur. When he put his nose and snout right in the middle of her womanhood on her. Look aroundthyself, all that thy see here is what I own. Once, long ago I was quitea furniture maker, but that was long ago...I am but an old man...wantingnothing more than to end his days in comfort. Thee doing this for MasterEvans, and for a humble old man bringing thee to him, I should be paidhandsomely."I nodded, actually believing him. The lure of his proposal wasintriguing... if only I could summon the courage to attempt his offer.If his magic worked, could I dress in the frocks of a. "Some people are just afraid ofa couple of seconds of pain."Me a coward? Now those were fighting words. So just to show her that Icould "take it," we went out to the mall and I got my ears pierced - ithardly hurt at all. I've got these little stainless steel studs in myears till the holes heal up in a week or so. It's not so bad, you canhardly see them. And once the holes heal and I can take the studs out,nobody will be able to see anything. It's not that I think an earringwould make me look.