Darcy is a thrill-seeker who undergoes a radical change. The story vividly portrays Darcy’s appearance and excitement for college life, especially the intriguing attraction of the Delta Tau Chi sorority’s exclusive poolside “smother chairs.”
Cecil Farner has his life set out for him, his parents deciding that he should 'take the cloth' and become a missionary through an obscure religious sect, despite him having no real faith in it at all. He is also tutored toward manhood by his ex-Governess privately, and soon learns that she and the religious order are inextricably linked. He finds that the order is run by the authority of some very domineering women, whose intention is to put him to good use overseas, but not as he'd thought.
Philanderers must pay the price, and William Fortescue pays in full. Having used and abused women, a male finds his sexual needs take him to the depths of sado-masochism, unknowingly falling into the hands of a dominatrix appointed by the women he abused before the pleasures of submission were apparent to him. Her goal was to simply crush his will and deliver him to the gallows owned by a covert executrix. This is the tale of his final day, his preparation, humiliation, and just execution.