Jane is a young Christian wife newly married into a wealthy family with a strong tradition of disciplining their wives. Much to her alarm her husband produces an antique whip on their wedding night and tells her it is part of an ancient family ritual. She later comes to derive some pleasure from these traditions, but just as she is starting to feel more comfortable in her marriage her mother-in-law reveals a terrifying secret from the family's past. An erotic and somewhat humorous short story.