�He listened to them but they were both surprised when he told them they should know girls must come to him with shapely bodies and for coming to him shaped like middle aged women they were punished for neglecting themselves�. Sally looked shocked at this news and said �I think I saw that girl Meg from Hunters End go to the castle that day but who else went�. Nora said, �I saw the girl from Keepers I think she is called Rose and in a few weeks my twin daughters Rebecca and Abigail will be eighteen�.

�They will have to go and fearing for them I think I will send them away�. �It is not that easy,� replied Beth. �Do you both not remember when I went to the castle I did not return for many weeks and you were all worried�. �Well I was not sent to the lord's bed that night because I had my bleeding and the squire put me to work as a maid until I was ready for him�. � I was sent to him one week later and because there were no other girls he had me three times that night but don't let your Walter know because I never told my husband�.

�While I was waiting the squire found out I could read and write so he put me with the bookkeeper�. �I know from this every birth in the manor is recorded and although at the time you do not know it, every girl's presence in the castle is recorded�. �Her name age and what sort of figure she has and when the Lord made her a woman�. Nora spoke now saying, �After you telling us about the records I can only pray each night the good god above will keep his son away from my twins�. �Good friends, I must go now and get my mans meal, talk to my Ann and if she tells me anything we will meet where no man can hear us� said Sally.

Both Ann and her father worked at Mr Tonkings hire stables many miles away and travelled together in Godwin's trap. On the way to work Godwin had asked his daughter if she would tell him anything about her time at the castle but all she said was, it is too embarrassing for a girl to tell a man. On the way home he asked again, but all she said was, it was not as bad as I expected, I was not hurt so please don't ask me any more. Later that night when Godwin was asleep Sally went to Ann's room and waking her asked how were you treated at the castle? �Mother, why do you keep asking you was there; you know what the men do to us�.

�Yes but it was different for me, I was alone and you went with five others�. �Mother, they done the same to us as they did to you before taking our virginity the only difference was the lord could choose the girls he wanted�. �When we were naked they compared our breasts, waists, thighs and buttocks, then finally all six of us had to bend over at the same time and pull our buttocks apart so the three men could see how different we were between our legs�. �Two girls were told they were too fat and not suitable so they were taken downstairs�. �Four of us were found agreeable then taken to the doctor who examined us to see if we were virgins�. �One of the girls, I think it was Ruth Belling was not a virgin and she to was sent downstairs�.

�That part was awful, the squire opened me so much it really hurt when the doctor put his hand right inside before pushing something in me�. Sally said, �I know, when I was put on that table the squire then was only a boy and I am sure mine was the first fanny he had ever touched�. � He was nervous and it made him clumsy and the way he held my inner lips apart so the doctor could see if I was a virgin was more painful than when that thing was pushed inside me� �Who took your virginity the Lord or his Son and did they hurt you�. �No mother I wasn't hurt it was the Lord who done it and he caressed my body all over until I was wet between my legs so it only hurt me a little when he pushed it in�. �After that I had nice twinges all over my lower half as he went in and out and I admit I enjoyed him doing it�. �He went in much deeper the second time and it was even better but because he also had to give Rose a deep penetration I had to leave his bed�.