An Encounter in the Orangery

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No place for preferentiality. Enjoy.. *** It was neither the first, nor indeed the last time that my son-in-law Matthew and I had enjoyed an illicit tryst in the orangery, but it was certainly the most memorable; once I discovered that the intrusion by Jason, my younger daughter Anna's husband, had not been pre-arranged by the two boys, it was the most enjoyable one too. In legal terms I believe that my violation at Matt and Jason's hands would constitute an 'Actus Rea' as opposed to a 'Mens Rea' offence? Being a Barrister, Jack is my usual source of legal expertise and opinion, he would undoubtedly know, but since Jack's also my husband, it would perhaps be indelicate in this instance for me to enquire? It was a beautiful summer afternoon and scents from the garden were drifting into

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