Real Life Stories - Page 13

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I was grateful that my wife sent me to be trained in domestic servitude only. I saw a couple of gentlemen who were working out in the sun with two leather clad women watching over them with whips in hand. These men did not appear to be having a good time. Every now and again, one of the Guardesses would use her whip to motivate the slaves奴隶 — a person kept in total obedience to increase their work pace. I kept thinking to myself that these men are paying to be treated this way. Or perhaps their wives have sent them here to lose weight or to be punished for some offense.

I saw another man tied up in what they refer to as the public square. He was there for public whippings and humiliation羞辱 — shame given on purpose. He had some wicked looking marks on his back and ass臀部 — the buttocks and the short time I was watching, I saw a woman come by and administer to him a very sound thrashing. Those were the only three men I saw during my week long stay. Apparently men come and go and sometimes it is more crowded than others. I must have been there during a slow week.

I met Queen Patricia and I was forced to bow before her. She read to me what my wife had ordered for my stay. She read it like a decree. Unfortunately, I understood very little she had to say. No one there spoke very good English. They knew some words but my ability to communicate was not important. If I were a woman visiting this place, I would recommend learning to speak some Czech if you want to communicate with the other women.