M was dressed up, and her face made. Her chamber maid, Marie, a couple of years older than M herself, had done her best to make M look stunning yet ladylike. And for no reason less than that she would today meet her future husband, Sir G, for the first time.
Her future husband was a man who could save M's father from a financial disaster. A rich man, willing to ignore the loans M's father owed to him, and to help M's father financially. So that Dear Dad could keep her estate, and continue his, well, sort of, upper class lifestyle. Sir G however demanded M to become his new wife. His earlier wife had died recently, thus a new young wife was in demand. And M was well known for her beauty and decency. Well, decency in the public, at least.
Besides, as she admitted herself, at the age of 20 years, M would soon be too old to be properly married. So, here her future husband will arrive!
Down from his ship he came, with his escort: a not so bad looking and not quite too fat old man at the age of 60 years or so.
M gulped. Yet, she curtseyed deep.
β My Lord, I am so pleased to meet you.
β My dear Lady, likewise, seeing you just made that sea voyage worthwhile!
And he gently helped M up.
She was thinking, that here is the man who will save my father financially. I must marry him. Thus, so be it! It is my duty as a daughter.
A delicious, abundant supper followed in the evening. The rather modest kitchen staff of M's father had indeed exceeded themselves, and M's fiancΓ© was tucking in with a healthy appetite. And had plenty of wine, the finest which could be purchased in these parts of the land. With the funds of M's father, anyway.
And polite "good night" wishes, kisses on cheeks, and everybody went into their bed chambers.
In M's bed chamber, her chamber maid Marie was already sitting on M's bed in her nightgown.
β My darling, let me help you undress!
And soon M was in her nightgown as well. Sitting next to Marie on the bed.
β Well, what do you say?
β It's my fate to marry him, what can I say?
β So sad, you deserved so much better, as a man. Although he is rich. But here we are, again, come here, dear.
And as M's fiancΓ© Sir G suddenly arrived into M's bed chamber, he saw the two women passionately kissing and caressing each other, with their night gowns on. They were in the early stages of their lesbian lovemaking, a habit which Marie had taught M about two years ago, soon after being hired as her personal servant.
β May I ask what you are doing here, Sir!
β My dear, please mind how you speak to your future husband! I need a woman, and your father suggested that I try that maid of yours, Marie is her name I suppose. According to your father, she is quite promiscuous and lewd.
β She is indeed, no matter how much I punish her, she lets my father fuck her. No matter though, she seems to be quite infertile, but it is awful, isn't it?