Chapter 3: Baroness's Journal

Ingenious, the spy holes my ex-husband devised through which to watch the maids undress. This facility allows me to watch my sweet Veronique at her toilette. Ah Veronique, you are so obedient, so unquestioning, and yet, do you know my maltreatment of you is all can offer as love? Though I yearn to tell you this, I cannot. Moreover, when I call you to my attendance, I know this very inability will provoke a more than usual amount of my displeasure.