It's the night of Meredith's final sorority initiation. Heart pounding, she stands before the closed chamber door. Meredith takes a deep breath, knuckles poised to knock. The air is thick with anticipation and the unknown. She feels vulnerable yet exhilarated, ready to prove herself to earn her place. The die is cast. It's now or never.
The office had been situated in a low budget prefabricated building on a temporary basis, and was I had been daydreaming of a cool shower since two in the afternoon, now at last, my reward for a day of drudgery was about to be mine. In wartime the small pleasures become much valued.
Arthur has taken up a hobby in the basement of his mansion after the demise of his mother. Now the women come and go and he is spending more and more time down in the hidden rooms. His new bride to be is curious about his unusual hobby so he gives her a tour.