My entire being was on fire with as great a flame as the one that burned with lust. I couldn’t quite understand this phenomenon, and I didn’t dare confess to it. I was to follow along obediently, do as I was told, and so that is exactly what I’d do.
“You go home and come back in three days with your mind focused and ready. During those three days, you are not to pleasure your body in any way. Eat lightly. Meditate. Think of this time as a sacred rite. The more you get into that feeling, the better the results will be.
“And then in some way you’ll punish me and this … this horrible thing I feel will go away?”
“Eventually.”
“Eventually?” That wasn’t the answer I’d hoped for.
“You’re a hard core case, Miss Kettering. Don’t expect to get your pardon in one session. This could take days,
