One of the “appropriate” tortures is to place a bar between a little girl’s legs, which spreads the girl’s loins for rape. Then the bent spread legs are flapped, while the victim is specifically told she is
“She must go away, the silly little fool. She is still whimpering after that gaby of a husband—dead (and served right!) these fifteen years. She shan’t marry either of these men. It’s too bad of Loder. No; she shall marry the bamboo cane, I’ll settle it this very night.”...
solitudeRascals alwayssociable chiefsign thata man has any nobility hischaracter littlepleasure he takes inothers’ company He prefers solitude more courseoftime comes fewexceptions worldoffers choicebeyondsolitude oneside maysound ahard thing evenAngelus Silesius allhis Christian feelingsof gentleness ...