Short stories of the tragedy and comedy of life with a critical preface . unne. THE ODALISQUE OF SENICHOU 9 She threw herself down on the cushions, and beganto smoke a long pipe, which a female slave handedto her on her knees. At a sign from her the eunuchstied the wretched mans feet to the pole, by whichthe soles of the culprit were raised, and began theterrible punishment. Already at the tenth blow themerchant began to roar like a wild animal, but the wifewhom he had betrayed remained unmoved, carelesslyblowing the blue wreaths of smoke into the on her lovely arm, she watched his
Short stories of the tragedy and comedy of life with a critical preface . unne. THE ODALISQUE OF SENICHOU 9 She threw herself down on the cushions, and beganto smoke a long pipe, which a female slave handedto her on her knees. At a sign from her the eunuchstied the wretched mans feet to the pole, by whichthe soles of the culprit were raised, and began theterrible punishment. Already at the tenth blow themerchant began to roar like a wild animal, but the wifewhom he had betrayed remained unmoved, carelesslyblowing the blue wreaths of smoke into the on her lovely arm, she watched his features,which were distorted by pain, with merciless enjoy-ment. During the last blows he only groaned gently, andthen he fainted. A year later the dealer was caught with his femalemerchandise by the police in an Austrian town andhanded over to justice, when he made a full confes-sion. By that means the parents of the Odalisque ofSenichou heard of their daughters position. As theyknew that she was happy and surrounded by luxury,they made no attempt to get her out of the Pa
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