Enslaved Chapter 12
The heat of the upper deck hit Julia like that of an oven after the comparative coolness of the cabin cell in which she had been confined. She arrived on that deck, struggling awkwardly up a steep companionway, led by Miss Judith on the end of her collar and chain. Across her thighs flamed two fresh swathes of pain... on account of the fact that Miss Judith had considered her too slow in getting into the required posture when she had entered the cabin.Julia stumbled as she reached the deck,...