"Sir Stephen", part 3. As O leaves Sir Stephen's apartment, her attention is drawn by a note left by Sir Stephen to a riding crop left near a vase of flowers, which also refers to Sir Stephen having spoken with Rene earlier, as O slept. The implications of this note, as O realizes, are that a whipping is somewhere in her future, and that Rene chose for whatever reason to not speak with her. Later that day, as O goes in to work without yet having heard from Rene, she is preoccupied and thoughtful (see "Quotes", p. 90). As she works, she reflects upon her past as a user and manipulator of both men and women who desired her sexually, and comes to realize that the punishment she suffers,.....
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