Nobody Puts Barnaby in the Corner
Date: 8/27/2024,
Categories:
Mature
Author: byPublandlady, Source: Literotica
... it."
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His father did shout and his mother cried.
Barnaby Barnaby had been brought up properly and he believed that a promise was a promise. Delilah agreed, especially if it was written down and sealed legally.
Mr and Mrs Barnaby spoke with their solicitor. He felt that challenging the case in court would be costly and fruitless. Far better, he said, to allow the marriage to go ahead with the assurance that Barnaby would receive no additional financial help other than his wages. Once she realised that they had to live on the wages of an Errand Boy, Delilah might agree to a dissolvement of the marriage with a minimal financial inducement.
Privately, the solicitor joked with Mr Barnaby that living with an older woman could make a man of young Barnaby.
Delilah foresaw a different future ahead. She believed that his mother would not allow her son to live in distress and would give him all the money he needed. Or, better still, his parents would soon die and leave Barnaby everything.
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So, they wed and Barnaby moved into her little house a few streets away from the shop.
On the wedding night Delilah said, "Barnaby have you tupped a woman before?"
He replied, "Mother said that they were accidents that shouldn't have happened and I was never ever allowed to tell anyone about it. So I'm not telling you."
Barnaby proved to be a most enthusiastic ...
... and naturally endowed lover so Delilah was not disappointed. She had plenty of time to teach him subtlety later.
On Monday morning, Delilah informed her new husband, "As we only have your wages to live on at the moment, I will be carrying on with my fortune telling. You will be at work while I do it. I don't like to be disturbed so don't ever come home during the day.
"Obviously, I will expect you to bring home some spare groceries when you finish work."
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Barnaby placed a bag of provisions on the table. Somehow they were not what Delilah had hoped for.
"Did you have many customers today?" asked Barnaby.
"Three or four," said Delilah.
"Mother says that she has some lady friends who would like their fortunes told."
"Oh, I only do gentlemen. They will believe anything," answered Delilah.
"What's for supper?" said her husband.
"Oh, I'm not hungry, I ate at lunchtime. Help yourself to anything from that bag on the table," replied his wife.
Barnaby went to bed with an empty stomach, something he'd never done in his whole life. Still, Delilah did teach him some subtleties, so he thought that it was worth it.
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The next day was much the same. Barnaby was simple but not so simple that he neglected to put only foodstuff in the bag this time.
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Weeks passed. A pattern emerged. Barnaby came home each evening ...