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Printed for the Society of Vice The Pearl — Volume 17

So I dried my tears and taking up the three half-crowns, said: "Do not harm me, good gentlemen! I will agree to your proposals and trust to your honour, as I am only a girl entirely at your mercy, but I should vastly like three guineas."
"A very sensible good girl," said the Parson.
"You are an angel," said Charley.
Parson.- "I will ask Miss Susan if she has any hair on her little slit?"
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Printed for the Society of Vice The Pearl — Volume 17

The young gentleman now spoke: "Oh, I am a medical student going home from college. My name is Charley Stuart and I am sure to fall in love with every pretty girl I see, especially such an angel as this!" giving me a most loving look.
"Now, then," said Squire Johnson, "if you, Miss, will give us your name we will proceed."
I replied: "My name is Susan Gardiner and I charge Parson Scarlett and Charley Stuart with touching my naked body."
Squire Johnson wrote this down in his pocket-book and then said: "Miss Susan, you say you charge these gentlemen with an indecent assault!
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Printed for the Society of Vice The Pearl — Volume 17

But the Parson and Squire agreed to keep the curtain of the coach-windows drawn down, sufficient to prevent all chance of anyone seeing me.
"Now," said Charley, "I will be your lady's-maid and disrobe you."
He then took off my bonnet and shawl, then my frock stays and petticoats. I begged hard to be allowed to retain my smock, but all in vain as the Parson said it would interfere with the full view of my naked body; besides, he said: "Eve was naked in the Garden of Eden, so there's Scripture for you, Miss Susan."
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