Stella Wilson is in hot water with Lord Cocke, having been spotted out in the garden bouncing on Viscount Oliver’s lap while his brother suckled her breast. She fears she will be dismissed from Cocke House forever, and the prospect of poverty as well as leaving the handsome Viscounts has her in a state of high anxiety.
Before any decision is made, Miss Wilson must submit to a thorough testing by Dr. Milford, who uses a cat ’o nine tails and a newly-designed speculum in the course of his examination. Though her scientific mind is puzzled by his methods, her body responds, only adding to her humiliation.