Real Life Stories - Page 13

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I finally mastered walking in the high heel shoes. Then they gave me loads of ironing to do. I mean it was a pile of clothing and linen. They sat on comfortable furniture while I stood in my heels for hours ironing. My feet were killing me. They inspected my work and would slap me or strike me with a whip or a crop when I was not being thorough enough. It was hard to concentrate on each article after hours of ironing. I must admit that I became a good ironer by the end of the week. I did ironing each day I was there.

After the ironing, I had to dust various rooms. I got to spend a lot of time in the Queen's Palace dusting. One of the days, two sophisticated looking women were visiting the Queen and they came over to me and taunted me some. They squeezed my face, patted my behind and laughed. I could only guess at what they were saying. I think they had German accents. I did not see them again after that day so their stay had to be short unless they kept a low profile.