This wash, while it adds to the immediate torment of the sufferer, facilitates the cure of the wounded parts.

Huckstep then whipped him from his neck down to his thighs, making the cuts lengthwise of his back.

He was very expert with the whip, and could strike, at any time, within an inch of his mark.

He then gave the whip to me and told me to strike directly across his back.

When I had finished, the miserable sufferer, from his neck to his heel, was covered with blood and bruises.