It sounds like a harsh doctrine, perhaps, and an arrogant one. Who were we to say what was best for this girl? But I do believe Matthew took it seriously and tried to do his best for her, and so did I. And I could see that, certainly for a long time, Beth thrived on it. Whenever she was with us she seemed happy, and she told me once that she had never had so much s****l excitement, never imagined that life could be such fun.
I remember once he hog-tied her. He stripped her naked and put the leather cuffs on her wrists and ankles. Her wrists were then clipped together behind her back, and her ankles clipped together too. Her knees were bent back so that her ankles were brought up to her wrists and fastened there. She was completely helpless. He sat beside her and I watched as he turned her
