twonines
LIMERICUS
PrPr obviously still has a Kipling theme going on " the female of the species" and all that .Glad to see the female member of this entourage gets to inflict the maximum number of strokes. What instrument shall she select?
PrPr obviously still has a Kipling theme going on " the female of the species" and all that .Glad to see the female member of this entourage gets to inflict the maximum number of strokes. What instrument shall she select?
Buttock-ball - a dance attended by prostitutes“I’ll make the girl do a Buttock-ball for us!”
Buttock-ball - a dance attended by prostitutes
Alright, alright. I will toil me through another endless part if I can do you a favor.I must apologize for the great length of the last post and the same for tomorrow's. However, both include extended unitary scenes that would only be split at awkward and artificial points. I hope my poor efforts at your diversion justify the long reads.
That poor girl being forced to swallow , you know how I feel about that subject.Chapter 39 Instructing the Innocent
Rebecca shed her gown and stood before the men, clad only in her thin shift. Her breasts and nipples were clearly outline against the fabric.
“Spread your legs, wide.” Sir Elliott ordered in a soft, calm voice.
She did so.
“Unbutton your shift.”
Despite the experiences at the Ball and after, Rebecca was still had very modest and cringed at so wantonly exposing her body, naked, to these men. Nevertheless, the promise of having her sentence repealed was a strong incentive. She hurried to undo the buttons down the front. When she finished, the linen garment hung open, offering tantalizing glimpses of her beautiful body underneath.
“Remove your shift, drop it on the floor.”
As she did so, the men all stared at the fetching young girl and her naked body, presented for their pleasure. Her submissive posture and actions combined with her outstanding figure to arouse them to the levels of the other night.
“Now Rebecca, we hope you are a bright girl, because you have much to learn to please us and earn your pardon.” Said Elliott. “The first will be to know how to undress a man to aid him enjoying your favors. Come here; let me show you.”
Rebecca came up to Grabbe and he showed her the fall flap of his breeches. With his help, she unbuttoned the flat and lowered it to reveal the tail of his fine white shirt and the tent of his aroused manhood underneath. Gentlemen of that day rarely wore under drawers or pantaloons, as their shirts were cut with tails, long to tuck neatly around the groin for comfort. Grabbe showed Rebecca to pull apart the shirt tail to reveal and free his aroused penis. The girl blushed at the sight, a reaction that served to fuel his lust.
At Sir Elliott’s instruction she performed the same service for the other men, both of whom sported full erections.
“Now, my girl, you must learn how to work to please a man with your hands and mouth. The other night, the men (and Lady) did all the work and you just lay there. If you wish to earn clemency, you will have to learn to please a man as he just relaxes back.”
He had her take his prick and the Prince’s in each hand and start to gently pump up and down to deliver pleasure. With the naked girl kneeling between them, the men advanced to a state of high arousal in a few minutes.
“Stop with mine now, girl,” said Sir Elliot, reluctantly. “Turn your full attention to the instrument of His Royal Highness.” As she did so, George began emitting low groans of pleasure.
“Bring your mouth to the head and lick it gently with your tongue.”
Rebecca looked at Grabbe in disbelief. “Yes, I said lick it. Believe me, there are far less pleasant things you will need to do to be pardoned.”
Disgusted, but desperate, Rebecca stuck out her tongue and licked the pink head before her. At Sir Elliott’s urging, she was soon running her tongue all around the head and even up the front surface. The Prince responded with groans of sublime pleasure.
“Now take your other hand and gently stroke his scrotum.” The result was George releasing a cry and squirming in his seat. “My God, whore, that’s Damn Good!”
“That’s it, Rebecca, keep moving his twiddle-diddles in his scrotum while never stopping pumping slowly up and down his yard.” The girl did just as instructed.
“Now it is most important that you do as I say. Open your mouth and slip the head of his yard into your mouth.”
“Head of what?” asked Rebecca.
“The acorn on top of his member, the glans!” explained Sir Elliott.
Gulping in revulsion, the girl lowered her head and did as told. The head slipped in and her pretty red lips surrounded his shaft.
“Now lick even faster as you suck on it. Move your lips tightly up and down like this,” Grabbe took hold of her head and made her bob up and down on the rock-hard pike. Sounds from the prince indicated that the moment of truth was near.
“This is vital, girl, if you want to earn your freedom. Keep that in your mouth and swallow every drop he gives you. Don’t stop until he asks you to.”
Driven by fear for her life, the girl went with vigor to her task. In less than a minute her awkward, but enthusiastic efforts drove the Prince to the final ecstasy, he surged his hips up to bury his shaft in her mouth and roared as he pumped load after load of semen into her sweet, warm mouth. Rebecca swallowed what she could of the gooey liquid, though some dribbled down her chin.
At last the Royal sunk back in his chair and lifted Rebecca’s head. “Thank you, child,” he said, looking into her blue eyes.
“OK, girl, you’re not finished. Do the same for me and then the judge. With the practice on the Prince and me, you’d better do a fine job on Sir Francis if you want a pardon!”
With barely time to catch her breath, Rebecca began to perform the repulsive service in Sir Elliott. He lasted far longer than the Prince, but the girl’s talents were improving with practice and frequent instruction from the men.
With Sir Elliott thoroughly drained, she turned to Sir Francis. His member was smaller than the other two men and emitted a rank odour. But he was the one who could spare her life. She was soon sucking his glans into her mouth while exciting his shaft and cod with her hands.
Just then, there was a knock on the door, which burst open and a finely-dressed, imperious Lady swept in with Keeper Breaker trailing and bowing low. Surveying the scene, she said, in a German accent, “Well now. What scandalous dalliances have we here?”
Sir Elliott and Sir Francis swiftly rose to their feet (with some difficulty on the part of the justice due to Rebecca trying to retain his shaft in her mouth as instructed) and bowed. The Prince remained calmly seated with his manly parts exposed.
“Caroline, meine herzallerliebste Gattin. Sie sehen heute wieder holdselig aus,” he said, with real affection, “You know Elliott and Francis?”
“I do indeed. Pleased to see you both again – though I had not expected to see so much of each of you!” she said, gesturing at their exposed, rampant manhoods.
The knights made haste to stow their privates away and button their fall flaps. Rebecca, pushed to the side by Sir Francis, kneeled quietly while taking in the impressive personage who was still unknown to her. She had lustrous tresses of white-blonde hair that appeared to be natural, and lovely pink and white skin for a woman of her age. Most impressive was her magnificent bosom, shown off to perfection by the plunging neckline of her gown.
The buxom lady looked over at Rebecca, naked, kneeling by the judge with white goo smeared on her face. “George, I haven’t been introduced to this charming young thing. Please do so at once.”
“Of course. Rebecca, may I present my wife, Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Princess of Wales, Countess of Chester, Duchess and Marchioness of Cambridge, Countess of Milford Haven, Viscountess Northallerton, Baroness Tewkesbury.” Rebecca, unable to curtsey on her knees, bowed her head to the floor.
“Caroline, this is Rebecca of Kent.”
Caroline walked over, placed her hand under the girl’s chin and raised her to standing. Rebecca modestly tried to cover some of her nakedness with her hands. The Princess took her time examining the girl.
“A modest, lovely, and sweet young flower. Sir Elliott you have found a special one here.”
“Thank you, Your Royal Highness.”
“What brings you here so unexpectedly, Caroline?” asked her husband with a slight air of deference.
“I wanted to see Sir Elliott and thank him personally for sending Dr. Johnson to me,” replied Caroline. “He has given me such comfort and reassurance for the health of our daughter. Truly, Sir Elliott, you have my deepest gratitude.”
Grabbe smiled and bowed very deeply. “A service this knight owed without any recompense to his Princess,” said Elliott, taking her proffered hand and kissing it softly.
“It shall not be forgotten when things change,” said the Princess with a wink. “George, dear, I have accomplished my task and must be back to keep watch over meine kleinen. I leave you gentlemen to your manly endeavors.” So saying, she exited the room, with Breaker, deeply bowing, following and closing the door.
“I pray this does not cause an embarrassment at home for you, George,” said Sir Elliott.
“Oh, not at all. Caroline long ago reconciled to the need of a Prince to have mistresses and occasional debaucheries. We love each other very much and I still service the marriage bed quite regularly.”
“Indeed, seven children born; a Princely accomplishment.”
“If I may,” coughed the judge, dropping his fall flap and gesturing to his still tumescent member.
“Of course, my friend,” said the Prince. “Rebecca get back to work and make it a moment to remember for the man who controls the noose around your neck.” The men all laughed as the girl sunk to her knees before Sir Francis.
twiddle-diddles - Testicles.
yard – penis
head of the yard - glans
There's worse to cum!That poor girl being forced to swallow , you know how I feel about that subject.
Chapter 39 Instructing the Innocent
Rebecca shed her gown and stood before the men, clad only in her thin shift. Her breasts and nipples were clearly outline against the fabric.
“Spread your legs, wide.” Sir Elliott ordered in a soft, calm voice.
She did so.
“Unbutton your shift.”
Despite the experiences at the Ball and after, Rebecca was still had very modest and cringed at so wantonly exposing her body, naked, to these men. Nevertheless, the promise of having her sentence repealed was a strong incentive. She hurried to undo the buttons down the front. When she finished, the linen garment hung open, offering tantalizing glimpses of her beautiful body underneath.
“Remove your shift, drop it on the floor.”
As she did so, the men all stared at the fetching young girl and her naked body, presented for their pleasure. Her submissive posture and actions combined with her outstanding figure to arouse them to the levels of the other night.
“Now Rebecca, we hope you are a bright girl, because you have much to learn to please us and earn your pardon.” Said Elliott. “The first will be to know how to undress a man to aid him enjoying your favors. Come here; let me show you.”
Rebecca came up to Grabbe and he showed her the fall flap of his breeches. With his help, she unbuttoned the flat and lowered it to reveal the tail of his fine white shirt and the tent of his aroused manhood underneath. Gentlemen of that day rarely wore under drawers or pantaloons, as their shirts were cut with tails, long to tuck neatly around the groin for comfort. Grabbe showed Rebecca to pull apart the shirt tail to reveal and free his aroused penis. The girl blushed at the sight, a reaction that served to fuel his lust.
At Sir Elliott’s instruction she performed the same service for the other men, both of whom sported full erections.
“Now, my girl, you must learn how to work to please a man with your hands and mouth. The other night, the men (and Lady) did all the work and you just lay there. If you wish to earn clemency, you will have to learn to please a man as he just relaxes back.”
He had her take his prick and the Prince’s in each hand and start to gently pump up and down to deliver pleasure. With the naked girl kneeling between them, the men advanced to a state of high arousal in a few minutes.
“Stop with mine now, girl,” said Sir Elliot, reluctantly. “Turn your full attention to the instrument of His Royal Highness.” As she did so, George began emitting low groans of pleasure.
“Bring your mouth to the head and lick it gently with your tongue.”
Rebecca looked at Grabbe in disbelief. “Yes, I said lick it. Believe me, there are far less pleasant things you will need to do to be pardoned.”
Disgusted, but desperate, Rebecca stuck out her tongue and licked the pink head before her. At Sir Elliott’s urging, she was soon running her tongue all around the head and even up the front surface. The Prince responded with groans of sublime pleasure.
“Now take your other hand and gently stroke his scrotum.” The result was George releasing a cry and squirming in his seat. “My God, whore, that’s Damn Good!”
“That’s it, Rebecca, keep moving his twiddle-diddles in his scrotum while never stopping pumping slowly up and down his yard.” The girl did just as instructed.
“Now it is most important that you do as I say. Open your mouth and slip the head of his yard into your mouth.”
“Head of what?” asked Rebecca.
“The acorn on top of his member, the glans!” explained Sir Elliott.
Gulping in revulsion, the girl lowered her head and did as told. The head slipped in and her pretty red lips surrounded his shaft.
“Now lick even faster as you suck on it. Move your lips tightly up and down like this,” Grabbe took hold of her head and made her bob up and down on the rock-hard pike. Sounds from the prince indicated that the moment of truth was near.
“This is vital, girl, if you want to earn your freedom. Keep that in your mouth and swallow every drop he gives you. Don’t stop until he asks you to.”
Driven by fear for her life, the girl went with vigor to her task. In less than a minute her awkward, but enthusiastic efforts drove the Prince to the final ecstasy, he surged his hips up to bury his shaft in her mouth and roared as he pumped load after load of semen into her sweet, warm mouth. Rebecca swallowed what she could of the gooey liquid, though some dribbled down her chin.
At last the Royal sunk back in his chair and lifted Rebecca’s head. “Thank you, child,” he said, looking into her blue eyes.
“OK, girl, you’re not finished. Do the same for me and then the judge. With the practice on the Prince and me, you’d better do a fine job on Sir Francis if you want a pardon!”
With barely time to catch her breath, Rebecca began to perform the repulsive service in Sir Elliott. He lasted far longer than the Prince, but the girl’s talents were improving with practice and frequent instruction from the men.
With Sir Elliott thoroughly drained, she turned to Sir Francis. His member was smaller than the other two men and emitted a rank odour. But he was the one who could spare her life. She was soon sucking his glans into her mouth while exciting his shaft and cod with her hands.
Just then, there was a knock on the door, which burst open and a finely-dressed, imperious Lady swept in with Keeper Breaker trailing and bowing low. Surveying the scene, she said, in a German accent, “Well now. What scandalous dalliances have we here?”
Sir Elliott and Sir Francis swiftly rose to their feet (with some difficulty on the part of the justice due to Rebecca trying to retain his shaft in her mouth as instructed) and bowed. The Prince remained calmly seated with his manly parts exposed.
“Caroline, meine herzallerliebste Gattin. Sie sehen heute wieder holdselig aus,” he said, with real affection, “You know Elliott and Francis?”
“I do indeed. Pleased to see you both again – though I had not expected to see so much of each of you!” she said, gesturing at their exposed, rampant manhoods.
The knights made haste to stow their privates away and button their fall flaps. Rebecca, pushed to the side by Sir Francis, kneeled quietly while taking in the impressive personage who was still unknown to her. She had lustrous tresses of white-blonde hair that appeared to be natural, and lovely pink and white skin for a woman of her age. Most impressive was her magnificent bosom, shown off to perfection by the plunging neckline of her gown.
The buxom lady looked over at Rebecca, naked, kneeling by the judge with white goo smeared on her face. “George, I haven’t been introduced to this charming young thing. Please do so at once.”
“Of course. Rebecca, may I present my wife, Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Princess of Wales, Countess of Chester, Duchess and Marchioness of Cambridge, Countess of Milford Haven, Viscountess Northallerton, Baroness Tewkesbury.” Rebecca, unable to curtsey on her knees, bowed her head to the floor.
“Caroline, this is Rebecca of Kent.”
Caroline walked over, placed her hand under the girl’s chin and raised her to standing. Rebecca modestly tried to cover some of her nakedness with her hands. The Princess took her time examining the girl.
“A modest, lovely, and sweet young flower. Sir Elliott you have found a special one here.”
“Thank you, Your Royal Highness.”
“What brings you here so unexpectedly, Caroline?” asked her husband with a slight air of deference.
“I wanted to see Sir Elliott and thank him personally for sending Dr. Johnson to me,” replied Caroline. “He has given me such comfort and reassurance for the health of our daughter. Truly, Sir Elliott, you have my deepest gratitude.”
Grabbe smiled and bowed very deeply. “A service this knight owed without any recompense to his Princess,” said Elliott, taking her proffered hand and kissing it softly.
“It shall not be forgotten when things change,” said the Princess with a wink. “George, dear, I have accomplished my task and must be back to keep watch over meine kleinen. I leave you gentlemen to your manly endeavors.” So saying, she exited the room, with Breaker, deeply bowing, following and closing the door.
“I pray this does not cause an embarrassment at home for you, George,” said Sir Elliott.
“Oh, not at all. Caroline long ago reconciled to the need of a Prince to have mistresses and occasional debaucheries. We love each other very much and I still service the marriage bed quite regularly.”
“Indeed, seven children born; a Princely accomplishment.”
“If I may,” coughed the judge, dropping his fall flap and gesturing to his still tumescent member.
“Of course, my friend,” said the Prince. “Rebecca get back to work and make it a moment to remember for the man who controls the noose around your neck.” The men all laughed as the girl sunk to her knees before Sir Francis.
twiddle-diddles - Testicles.
yard – penis
head of the yard - glans
I just want to chip in here and say how much I am enjoying this story. I have not been commenting on it recently, for a variety of reasons, but this really is incredibly powerful. It reads like a real novel, and I find myself becoming increasingly emotionally engaged with Rebecca.Chapter 39 Instructing the Innocent
Rebecca shed her gown and stood before the men, clad only in her thin shift. Her breasts and nipples were clearly outline against the fabric.
“Spread your legs, wide.” Sir Elliott ordered in a soft, calm voice.
She did so.
“Unbutton your shift.”
Despite the experiences at the Ball and after, Rebecca was still had very modest and cringed at so wantonly exposing her body, naked, to these men. Nevertheless, the promise of having her sentence repealed was a strong incentive. She hurried to undo the buttons down the front. When she finished, the linen garment hung open, offering tantalizing glimpses of her beautiful body underneath.
“Remove your shift, drop it on the floor.”
As she did so, the men all stared at the fetching young girl and her naked body, presented for their pleasure. Her submissive posture and actions combined with her outstanding figure to arouse them to the levels of the other night.
“Now Rebecca, we hope you are a bright girl, because you have much to learn to please us and earn your pardon.” Said Elliott. “The first will be to know how to undress a man to aid him enjoying your favors. Come here; let me show you.”
Rebecca came up to Grabbe and he showed her the fall flap of his breeches. With his help, she unbuttoned the flat and lowered it to reveal the tail of his fine white shirt and the tent of his aroused manhood underneath. Gentlemen of that day rarely wore under drawers or pantaloons, as their shirts were cut with tails, long to tuck neatly around the groin for comfort. Grabbe showed Rebecca to pull apart the shirt tail to reveal and free his aroused penis. The girl blushed at the sight, a reaction that served to fuel his lust.
At Sir Elliott’s instruction she performed the same service for the other men, both of whom sported full erections.
“Now, my girl, you must learn how to work to please a man with your hands and mouth. The other night, the men (and Lady) did all the work and you just lay there. If you wish to earn clemency, you will have to learn to please a man as he just relaxes back.”
He had her take his prick and the Prince’s in each hand and start to gently pump up and down to deliver pleasure. With the naked girl kneeling between them, the men advanced to a state of high arousal in a few minutes.
“Stop with mine now, girl,” said Sir Elliot, reluctantly. “Turn your full attention to the instrument of His Royal Highness.” As she did so, George began emitting low groans of pleasure.
“Bring your mouth to the head and lick it gently with your tongue.”
Rebecca looked at Grabbe in disbelief. “Yes, I said lick it. Believe me, there are far less pleasant things you will need to do to be pardoned.”
Disgusted, but desperate, Rebecca stuck out her tongue and licked the pink head before her. At Sir Elliott’s urging, she was soon running her tongue all around the head and even up the front surface. The Prince responded with groans of sublime pleasure.
“Now take your other hand and gently stroke his scrotum.” The result was George releasing a cry and squirming in his seat. “My God, whore, that’s Damn Good!”
“That’s it, Rebecca, keep moving his twiddle-diddles in his scrotum while never stopping pumping slowly up and down his yard.” The girl did just as instructed.
“Now it is most important that you do as I say. Open your mouth and slip the head of his yard into your mouth.”
“Head of what?” asked Rebecca.
“The acorn on top of his member, the glans!” explained Sir Elliott.
Gulping in revulsion, the girl lowered her head and did as told. The head slipped in and her pretty red lips surrounded his shaft.
“Now lick even faster as you suck on it. Move your lips tightly up and down like this,” Grabbe took hold of her head and made her bob up and down on the rock-hard pike. Sounds from the prince indicated that the moment of truth was near.
“This is vital, girl, if you want to earn your freedom. Keep that in your mouth and swallow every drop he gives you. Don’t stop until he asks you to.”
Driven by fear for her life, the girl went with vigor to her task. In less than a minute her awkward, but enthusiastic efforts drove the Prince to the final ecstasy, he surged his hips up to bury his shaft in her mouth and roared as he pumped load after load of semen into her sweet, warm mouth. Rebecca swallowed what she could of the gooey liquid, though some dribbled down her chin.
At last the Royal sunk back in his chair and lifted Rebecca’s head. “Thank you, child,” he said, looking into her blue eyes.
“OK, girl, you’re not finished. Do the same for me and then the judge. With the practice on the Prince and me, you’d better do a fine job on Sir Francis if you want a pardon!”
With barely time to catch her breath, Rebecca began to perform the repulsive service in Sir Elliott. He lasted far longer than the Prince, but the girl’s talents were improving with practice and frequent instruction from the men.
With Sir Elliott thoroughly drained, she turned to Sir Francis. His member was smaller than the other two men and emitted a rank odour. But he was the one who could spare her life. She was soon sucking his glans into her mouth while exciting his shaft and cod with her hands.
Just then, there was a knock on the door, which burst open and a finely-dressed, imperious Lady swept in with Keeper Breaker trailing and bowing low. Surveying the scene, she said, in a German accent, “Well now. What scandalous dalliances have we here?”
Sir Elliott and Sir Francis swiftly rose to their feet (with some difficulty on the part of the justice due to Rebecca trying to retain his shaft in her mouth as instructed) and bowed. The Prince remained calmly seated with his manly parts exposed.
“Caroline, meine herzallerliebste Gattin. Sie sehen heute wieder holdselig aus,” he said, with real affection, “You know Elliott and Francis?”
“I do indeed. Pleased to see you both again – though I had not expected to see so much of each of you!” she said, gesturing at their exposed, rampant manhoods.
The knights made haste to stow their privates away and button their fall flaps. Rebecca, pushed to the side by Sir Francis, kneeled quietly while taking in the impressive personage who was still unknown to her. She had lustrous tresses of white-blonde hair that appeared to be natural, and lovely pink and white skin for a woman of her age. Most impressive was her magnificent bosom, shown off to perfection by the plunging neckline of her gown.
The buxom lady looked over at Rebecca, naked, kneeling by the judge with white goo smeared on her face. “George, I haven’t been introduced to this charming young thing. Please do so at once.”
“Of course. Rebecca, may I present my wife, Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Princess of Wales, Countess of Chester, Duchess and Marchioness of Cambridge, Countess of Milford Haven, Viscountess Northallerton, Baroness Tewkesbury.” Rebecca, unable to curtsey on her knees, bowed her head to the floor.
“Caroline, this is Rebecca of Kent.”
Caroline walked over, placed her hand under the girl’s chin and raised her to standing. Rebecca modestly tried to cover some of her nakedness with her hands. The Princess took her time examining the girl.
“A modest, lovely, and sweet young flower. Sir Elliott you have found a special one here.”
“Thank you, Your Royal Highness.”
“What brings you here so unexpectedly, Caroline?” asked her husband with a slight air of deference.
“I wanted to see Sir Elliott and thank him personally for sending Dr. Johnson to me,” replied Caroline. “He has given me such comfort and reassurance for the health of our daughter. Truly, Sir Elliott, you have my deepest gratitude.”
Grabbe smiled and bowed very deeply. “A service this knight owed without any recompense to his Princess,” said Elliott, taking her proffered hand and kissing it softly.
“It shall not be forgotten when things change,” said the Princess with a wink. “George, dear, I have accomplished my task and must be back to keep watch over meine kleinen. I leave you gentlemen to your manly endeavors.” So saying, she exited the room, with Breaker, deeply bowing, following and closing the door.
“I pray this does not cause an embarrassment at home for you, George,” said Sir Elliott.
“Oh, not at all. Caroline long ago reconciled to the need of a Prince to have mistresses and occasional debaucheries. We love each other very much and I still service the marriage bed quite regularly.”
“Indeed, seven children born; a Princely accomplishment.”
“If I may,” coughed the judge, dropping his fall flap and gesturing to his still tumescent member.
“Of course, my friend,” said the Prince. “Rebecca get back to work and make it a moment to remember for the man who controls the noose around your neck.” The men all laughed as the girl sunk to her knees before Sir Francis.
twiddle-diddles - Testicles.
yard – penis
head of the yard - glans
Something tells me that the only part of her sentence that might be eliminated is the 2 pound fine (if she's lucky...) Awesome story.
Something tells me that the only part of her sentence that might be eliminated is the 2 pound fine (if she's lucky...)
I find myself becoming increasingly emotionally engaged with Rebecca.
Unfortunately for Rebecca, justice in those days rarely was tinged with "the quality of mercy." It is most uncertain whether poor little Rebecca can do enough to win a pardon.Hopefully her whipping at the cart's tail is retained....and maybe the branding. But by all means, DON'T hang her!
Unfortunately for Rebecca, justice in those days rarely was tinged with "the quality of mercy." It is most uncertain whether poor little Rebecca can do enough to win a pardon.