Chapter Seven
Thus began one of the most memorable evenings of my life, in which as, it seemed to me at the time, I plumbed the depths of depravity, engaged in acts such as I had scarcely imagined, and performed, surely, all that a woman could do with two men. As it turned out, this was by no means the case. There were to be on other occasions still more lewd and wanton acts, but I shall not recount them yet. Suffice it to say that the Count and Renzo satisfied me fully, and, I venture to say, so did I them.
At this point the Count suggested a pause for rest and refreshment. Next door to his room was a bathroom. In it was a large tank of water which was kept warm day and night by lamps that were lit underneath it. This was an undreamt-of luxury, something I had never encountered before.
