Previously in Frankengeld. Damion and Helena have attended the first meeting of the Mystery Club. The members have decided they want more clues so it has been agreed that members will seek these out. Damion and Helena to look for the fateful letter, Poppy and Philip for the location of the cart, and Freida to ascertain the crime scene. Lord Philip explained why he was in self exile, Madam Minna gratified herself in the privy with Damion, and when Damion and Helena got home they found a very drunk Dr. Hoffer on the doorstep!
Now read on ...
13th June, in the year 1784, in the evening.
The idea, suggested by Anya, that we use our clothes as tokens in the card game, seemed much more reasonable an idea so, following Anya's instructions we all retired to our rooms to change, and then returned to the kitchen table wearing exactly four items of clothing each.
Anya had insisted that one item must be a hat and Helena was as delighted to see Yani wearing the hat she had won for him at the fair. She was wearing a simple bonnet, Una a little maid's cap, and I was wearing a broad brimmed travelling hat. Anya herself had pulled on an old, black, battered, conical hat from somewhere. It would have added considerably to her height, if it had been stiff, but the material had worn and it now was bent in the middle so that the point now sagged down to the brim. She looked like the traditional 'witch' from a fairy tale.
Having explained the rules Anya moved on to tell us about winning and losing. "Right," she said. "The person who gets the fewest tricks discards an item of clothing, with the hat being the last to go."
We looked at each other in anticipation of an interesting evening.
"If someone," Anya continued. "Discards their hat, and is naked, then they can play another round, but if they lose they've got to pay a forfeit. And the winner of that round chooses the forfeit."
That seemed fair and we all settled down to play. Anya dealt the cards and it soon was evident that she was very good at the game. I found it quite hard holding all the cards in my hand, for nearly all were dealt each round, and sometimes I searched in vain for a good play to make. A card I was sure was somewhere in my hand but, when it came to the ideal trick, somehow could not be found.
We each lost games and piles of clothes were scattered around the kitchen. Helena and Una, having discarded their blouses early on, opted to play with their cards held close to their chests. I liked that approach because as they selected cards they pushed their breasts in a most enticing way.
Yani had elected to lose his trousers first and sat with his cards in his lap. His member, semi erect now, was more and more exposed during each round of play as cards were played and the hand of cards he was holding became smaller and smaller. I caught sight of Una leaning over to take a peep, though whether she was trying to cheat by looking at the cards, or trying to get a good look at what they partially concealed, I did not know. I preferred to assume she was taking a natural, healthy, interest in a young man's phallus than that she was a cheat.
After an hour of play, we found ourselves all dressed in just a hat, facing a fully dressed Anya. Then Yani lost his hat. He was about to defer and leave the table but Helena spoke up, "Try another round Yani, your luck must change. If you win then you could take the losers hat as a forfeit." She grinned at him, looking as if she would be happy to give up her bonnet to this handsome lad.
He lost again, and Anya won. We all held our breath waiting to see what punishment he would be given. Would it be to stand on the table and sing a folk song? Would it be to clean the privy? Or perhaps run up and down the street in the rain stark naked?
"Yani," said Anya, her voice betraying no emotions as usual. "Pleasure your mistress to the best of your ability."
The lad stood and walked over to Helena and, before I could act to restore proper manners, got her to stand and then bend over the table. She lay face down, grinning and studying the grain of the wood, as he crouched down and applied his tongue to her exposed quim and anus.
"You two still playing?" asked Anya of myself and Una.
Una and I dragged our eyes from the carnal scene at the end of the table and we both nodded. Anya dealt. Helena should have been given a hand, she was still wearing her bonnet, but she didn't seem interested in continuing the game. She gasped and moaned quietly by my side.
It was hard to concentrate and, as a consequence, I lost. The only compensation was that Una and I had exactly the same number of tricks, so we had both lost. We obediently put aside our hats as Anya dealt us in again, not even asking if we wanted to play. To be frank I was beginning to anticipate what was going to happen if we lost, and was not unhappy with the idea. I did however have my pride and tried to win as many tricks as possible.
Next to me things had become much more noisy and athletic. Yani had turned Helena over and she was now lying on her back, with her legs dangling over the edge of the table, as he stood and vigorously copulated with her. The whole table was shaking and her gasps of pleasure were getting very distracting.
"Helena," I said, sorting through my cards looking for some high values.
"Yes uh Damion uh," she replied.
"I'm trying to concentrate here."
"Sorry uh master," she replied. "I will uh try to uh keep uh it quiet .... oh lordy lordy."