young females and indeed by boys a number of years ago. It has been made with built-up shoulders, and there can be attached a stiff collar to keep the head erect, or shoulder straps to pull back the shoulders for good, erect posture. To the front and back of the corset can be.. attached a crotch piece, or, as the French called it, a tinette, to keep his symbols safe and out of harm's way for a whipping, or from his own hands or just to give him a smooth figure. The neckband or collar can have attached to it a leather helmet, which I believe was used in girls' school a long time ago to keep them silent on as a disciplinary helmet where they could not speak, hear or see. It was used for hysterical students. If it were useful for girls, then it could be useful for a boy under dress discipline to keep him docile and thoroughly obedient. I have added the helmet at no extra charge!"

My aunt beamed, and turning the knife, she said to "Do hear that Richard? Thank you

me,

Miss Bound for her kindness. It will certainly come as useful either as a silence helmet to when you get the tantrums, or as a discipline helmet when you are naughty!"

calm

you

It was bitter medicine for me, as naked as I was to have to thank this woman for her cruelty 56

in making such a helmet for me. I knew that I. would spend many agonizing hours in that helmet, and that it would be terribly uncomfortable in the hot weather.

my my

Miss Bound now took the leather corset, after telling me to stand in front of her with back to her, as she wrapped the corset round body. She mentioned that a lacing bar should really be installed to get the best effects of lacing it.

hands

a

After she had put it on me and laced it loosely, then she told me to raise my bove my head, and she proceeded systematically to lace and relace it, as I felt it get tighter and tighter, until it was getting difficult to breathe. I was soon crying out that that was enough, I couldn't breathe, but Miss Bound kept

on

tightening the corset, saying to my aunt that she had some smelling salts to bring me to, should I faint as many boys did when first laced. It sounded so callous and heartless to me.

But another phenomenon was making itself felt and evident! And was I ashamed! As the lacing tightened, almost stopping my breath, I felt myself getting excited and my flaccid 'thing' tensioning until it stuck right out in front of me. My aunt noticed it first and called me rude, but Miss Bound explained that it was natural for

57