I'm doing to whip a girl every time she requires one."
"Oh, that's nice," said Stacy. "I love the honor system. I never cheat when I deserve a whipping."
"I don't give a set amount of whip lashes," said
Norena. "It's really just how I feel at the moment and how serious the offense was. And, of course, how busy I am at the moment. But I'll try to get to you as soon as possible, so that you may get back to your work. Just have patience. I whip you only on your pants. Only the Master or Mistress may whip you bare. There are also tables in the sitting room, library, upstairs hall and bedrooms in case you need be whipped there. Just find a table and wait. If I don't know you're there one of the other maids will tell me. Naturally, the Master and Mis- tress may also whip you at any time. I'm sure you've been a domestic long enough to know that the heads of the household do not need a reason to punish a maid. They may do so just for their own gratification and pleasure."
"Oh, yes. I am well aware of that, Norena. It is their privilege, and part of my being a maid. I do expect it. My former employers took full use of that right. That's what girls are for."
"In the master bedroom, the Master and Mis- tress have some excellent whipping devices," said
Norena. In addition, there is a whipping post in the yard for good weather. I am allowed to whip only your bottoms, but the employers of course may
whip girls anywhere on their bodies. You do under- stand that, Stacy?"
"Yes, of course."
"Now, here in the pantry on the wall, are the whips. I just don't have time to stand there trying to choose. Simply select one yourself when you deserve punishment and lay it on the table beside you."
Stacy had never seen quite so large a selection.
There were at least a dozen.
"You can see for yourself, Stacy, some are quite
… efficient. I'm afraid if you select certain ones you may have your panties torn and ruined. Other ones are more gentle. But, it's entirely up to the maid."
"Well, that certainly sounds fair," answered
Stacy. "You're very nice to work for."
"Come, I'll show you the cellar." The rooms below the house were stone, well fitted, and not . damp in the least. There was a fruit pantry, a laun- dry room, and two other rooms which were en- closed by heavy wooden doors. Norena opened one.
The room was "Oooh, a punishment room," said Stacy, her eyes wide. "The Hillings didn't have one… but
I've heard about them. Do you punish us here?"
"I don't. This is for Master and Mistress only.
Maids are punished here for more… serious of- fenses… or sometimes just for the sport of it. It's fairly common in New England."
"I've never seen so many chains and things. And some of those things I just can't imagine what they are used for. But I'll bet they hurt a girl."
"Of course they do, Stacy. Mistress especially likes to hurt girls. I suppose it's rather a hobby for her. Master is so busy with his business and his
government job. Mistress must find something to do, and the maids please her so in here. Does it bother you?"
"No, not at all. Just curious," said Stacy. "Mis- tress must be a rather exciting woman. it's just that I've never been hurt any other way than whip- ping. But then again, I suppose my body is as good as the next girl's for that sort of thing. Just have to get used to it if I'm going to keep my position."
"Yes, Stacy. I'd say you'd do quite well in this room. I wouldn't worry about it. By the way, you don't mind occasional ropes and chairs about the house, do you? I mean, on your arms and legs.
Mistress and Master like to see the maids wear such items occasionally."
"Oh, no, not at all. Miss Cummins says a girl bound is much more attractive. I saw Donna tied once. She looked super! Anyway, heavens, we learned in domestic class that bondage goes with the job. No problem."
"The employers also have parties, Stacy, and of course you'll be expected to please the guests in various… well… ways."
"You mean fuck the men and suck the women.
Sorry, Norena, Miss Cummins always told us to talk plain. I'm quite good at that activity. After all, what's a maid for?"
"Excellent, Stacy. I think your attitude is very good. One other thing, getting back to whipping for a moment, there may be times when I'm in town or too busy to whip one of you for something.
At Woodriding, we expect the girls to whip each other when necessary… and do a good job of it."
"Well, I must admit I haven't whipped another girl as yet, Norena, but it certainly doesn't seem too difficult. I'm sure I'd enjoy it and do a good job
of it. I think it's nice that you trust the maids to whip each other."
"The other room, which I won't show you now," said Norena, "is for reform affairs. For more mature females, so to speak."
"I'm afraid I don't understand," said Stacy.
"Well, you know that three years ago this state and others'sought to save money by eliminating women's prisons, except for the more serious of- fenses such as capital and such things. A convicted female now can have a choice between imprison- ment for her term, or being punished severely for one day. It was an excellent decision, for most women choose the punishment, and it has reduced female prison population to a bare minimum. Saves tremendous expenses each year. In this state, there are three homes, well equipped with punish- ment facilities. Woodriding is one. The state chose only those places where the owners are into the pleasures of such things, of course. The woman of the house is the one required to punish the females assigned to the place. It's not for modesty's sake.
Women just do a better job of punishing other women than men do, so naturally the state requires that obligation. It takes a very special female to perform the task well, and of course Mistress is very good at it. A woman must enjoy the job.
Mistress loves it. Of course, Master's job in the state government helped too. Anyway, the reform affairs take place on the first Saturday of each month, in that room. Sometimes there are three or four to be punished, sometimes more. Master watches when he can."
"Gosh, sounds intriguing," answered Stacy.
"Are the women punished well?"
"Indeed. Mistress hurts them terribly. She's so good at it. The state requires an efficient job of it, or one can lose the contract. Yet, what female would rather not suffer for one day, than to spend a year or two in jail? Pretty women shouldn't be in prison anyway. They're much too valuable to their husbands and families to be away for long. When a woman is in prison it punishes her husband too, for she is not home providing her body as she should be. It has worked out very well, like it did in the older t;imes, when females were punished rather than imprisoned. One wonders why female impris- onment ever began, anyway! Well, happily, times have changed again, and it works out so much better this way. And naturally, it produces much fun for those who apply the punishments. The recipients are extremely glad, once the agony is over. I mean, one day, and that's it. They are free to go home. Doubtful too whether they'll ever com- mit a crime again because the hurt is fantastic. The rate of repeat offenders is now very low. In the past, imprisoned females had a high rate of con- tinued offenses."
"Are the women punished according to their offenses or length of term they are replacing?" asked Stacy.
"The state found that impractical. How can Mis- tress, for instance, apply one degree of pain to one female and another degree to the next one? Each woman is different. Some can take more than others. No, Mistress is allowed full sway with all of the recipients. In fact, she doesn't even care to know of their particular offenses, She hurts them all alike, using whatever comes to her mind at the moment. Gives her a chance to experiment some too. However, each woman gets a different punish- ment. Varies things. It's really a break for the women, no matter how much it hurts. Mistress usually starts about four, and goes on until nine or ten. So it really is only several hours of suffering, rather than a full day."