Suddenly she was looking up into Papa’s drawn face surrounded by the slowly fading stars. “Papa don’t let him take me,” Netty whimpered, the tears coming hot and fast. She felt

Shivering from the cold water finally drove Netty back to the present, and from there to the dry grass on shore. Once out of the water she wrung the thin dress out as

Vaguely the dull sense of the someone getting out of bed pulled Netty out of sleep. She peaked over the blankets long enough to see Rand stumble to the chamber pot in the

After that encounter Netty understood why the other girls must have refused him after Missy broke off their relationship. When he got into the mood he became insatiable, demanding, almost abusive at times

Before they had finished her brain winked out. By the time she came to they had both cleaned themselves and somewhat wiped her clean, righted their clothing, and went to sleep. Netty’s