David sat in the living room reading the morning paper. Madame Hortense had given him the day off from his usual household chores for good behavior and he had taken the opportunity to catch up on the day's news and sports. All of a sudden he heard a loud flap, flap, flap on the stairwell. He turned to see Madame Hortense descending the stairs. David could hardly believe his eyes! Since she had given HIM the day off, Madame Hortense had decided that SHE would take the day off from wearing her usual leather outfit and dress casually for a change. David observed her descending the stairs dressed in an oversized denim shirt and jeans, but the sight of what she wore on her feet almost made David's eyes bug out. On her feet Madame Hortense was wearing a pair of brown water buffalo sandals. The sight of his mistress's willfully exposed feet brought a rush to David's head. "Good morning, slave," she demurred. "Good morning, mistress," he replied. He was going to make a comment about her feet, but decided to hold his tongue--not wanting to say anything that MIGHT offend his mistress and cause her to cancel his day off. "Since you admire my feet so much, I've decided to give you a little treat. I'm going to be wearing these sandals all day long, so you may admire my feet as much as you like today." "Oh, THANK you, mistress!" he said scarcely believing his good fortune. "But remember, dear slave", she cautioned, "my feet are sacred objects. And sacred objects are meant to be worshipped. You may begin your worship NOW!" and she raised one foot to David's lips for kissing. David kissed the toes of Madame Hortense's outstretched sandaled foot. "This position is uncomfortable for me!" she exclaimed. "I am the mistress here! Get up and relinquish your seat!" David slowly rose, laying aside his newspaper, and Madame Hortense displaced him in the big easy chair. "Now, slave," she bade, "kneel and continue your worship." David knelt before his mistress and continued kissing her feet. The scent of the water buffalo hide blended with the gamy aroma of Madame Hortense's feet was intoxicating to him. Madame Hortense, for her part, leaned back in her chair and enjoyed the sensations of her slave's lips upon her feet. "Remove my sandals, slave," she said, "and lick the bottoms of my feet." David gently removed Madame Hortense's sandals and proceeded to apply his tongue to her soles. He licked Madame Hortense's soles from toes to heels and back again inhaling deeply of the bouquet of luscious feminine feet and water buffalo hide. "Lick between my toes, slave," she bade softly. "Make sure you get between each and every toe...that's a good slave...mmmmmmmmmmmmm, you do that so nicely." She was caught up in the ecstasy of David's gentle attentions to her feet. She sighed softly, and moaned with pleasure. Her eyes rolled back and she stared vacantly at the ceiling. David's tongue now moved to the tops of her feet and darted between each toe up to his mistress's ankles. "Ooooh, David," she cooed, "you're doing such a good job today." "I'm glad you're pleased, mistress," he said. In all his years of service to her, this was the first time Madame Hortense had ever called him by name. "Place my sandals back on my feet, love," she cooed, "and come upstairs with me." What on Earth can Madame Hortense have in mind??? Aaaah! That's in the next installment.