#255-258

[dalkyum]

All About U ✸ 230205

[quiltofstars]

The Mushroom Nebula // Alex Varakin

From bottom to top: Sh2-258, Sh2-255, Sh2-257, Sh2-256, and Sh2-254.

[ifyouknowmenahyoudontt]

ngl i feel like gege fell to the the new sukuna lovers-only want fight scenes-no viable storyline- because it genuinely doesn’t make any sense, writing such strong characters like maki, yuki, inumaki… or super complex characters like gojo just to make them like useless or get rid of them. yuki was one the strongest and got offed after a chapter, shoko has healing powers that healed literally no one, gojo has this entire character arc, wins and gets killed after literally kicking sukunas ass, the whole megumi has potential to make him just accepting of his fate???

it’s falling off and becoming a annoying sigma bro manga to me rn

and it’s pissing me off that ppl say it’s coping or glazing like it’s not crazy to expect the writer to follow through w their own stories

[doyoulikethissong-poll]

What song did you personally like the best out of this round? Did a song make an impact right away or did it require the full version? Did the artist reveal change your opinion for better or for worse? Tell me in a reblog! :D

(note: this is not a popularity contest or to vote for a favourite artist out of loyalty 💖 it's still about the song.)

251 here 252 here 253 here 254 here 255 here 256 here 257 here 258 here 259 here 260 here

[blueishspace]

Looped sun 7

Loop #255

Pearl: What do you mean you spent the last 2 loops redstoning mate?

Mumbo: Grian was better at redstone then me! I couldn't possibly let that stand!

Pearl: Uh huh.

Mumbo: But finally balance is restored.

Pearl: But wasn't it a bit boring? To just do that?

Mumbo: Well I didn't just do that. I built some stuff, got better at it.

Pearl: But?

Mumbo: I guess I was a bit of a spoon. Overdone it... But I don't mind it, I like experimenting with creating machines using redstone! It's fun for me.

Pearl: Hmm... What if you tried to learn other types of redstone?

Mumbo: Other types?

Pearl: You know you have very distinct type of redstone.

Mumbo: Do I?

Pearl: Yeah, maybe you could try to learn other ways of doing redstone. Even of you keep your own style maybe it could be a fun experiment.

Loop #256

Mumbo: Ehm... Zed? Are you home?

Zed: Hello there Mumbo! Came to see my cave of contraptions? It's a bit empty right now but -

Mumbo: Actually I wanted to ask if I could join in?

Zed: Wait, really?

Mumbo: Yeah? It sounded like a fun...way to do some redstone.

Zed: Hmmm I never tought about this happening...hmm, alright!

The dual Mumbo-Zed cave of contraptions ended up being the most interesting base of the season.

Loop #258

Pearl: How do you plan to learn redstone from Tango?

Mumbo: Well... I'll join in decked out!

Pearl: You can't just ...ask him to join in.

Mumbo: No no! I have a plan! I took last loop to learn to play the boardgame version...!

Pearl: ..why?

Mumbo: I'll show you!

Mumbo: Hey Tango, what are you doing here?

Tango: Oh just planning for a new minigame idea.

Mumbo: Oh...same!

Tango: Oh? Do you want to share.

Mumbo: Ehm... do you know the boardgame decked out?

Tango: ... Yeah, I didn't think you would Mumbo!

Mumbo: Was thinking of creating a version of it using redstone.

Tango: No way, that was what I was thinking!

Mumbo: N-no way! We should totally do it together!

Tango: That sounds like a great idea.

Tango: Me and Mumbo are proud to finally show you, Decked Out!

Pearl: ... Mumbo?

Mumbo: Y-yeah?

Pearl: You are...scary good at manipulation.

Mumbo: I am?

Pearl: What do you call that?

Mumbo: Well I...uh

Pearl: Well?

Mumbo: Oh pants.

Loop #259

Grian: Why have you given Mumbo this idea?

Pearl: Because it sound smart at the time mate.

Grian: This is the worst possible timeline.

Pearl: Because Doc and Mumbo have turned Hermitcraft into a redstone nightmare?

Grian: No, because it's a little humid ... Of course It's because of Doc and Mumbo!

Loop #263

This time Grian had started off towards the end of Evo, just in time to go to the end, the plan was simple: Defeat the dragon at record speeds qnd depending on what variant of the watchers it was either join them or tell them off and possibly go sun titan mode on them if they pushed. The plan had lasted 5 seconds until he recognized a familiar mustache on the dragon's snout thing.

Grian: Mumbo!?!?

Mumbo: Hi G... I think It's because of the end crystals back in Last Life.

Grian: Holy... you...

Mumbo: ... Do you think you could stay here? It's a bit lonely here...

Grian: Yeah, of course Mumbo.

Loop #267

Scott opened his eyes to a big room, by the drapery he could tell he was a noble of some kind, looking by how fancy the decor was it was likely some form of royalty. He was also wearing some gloves which was weird considering how warm it was inside. Then he heard two knocks and a voice.

Pearl: Scott? Scott?

Scott: Gem? What's wrong?

Pearl: Do you wanna build a snowman?

And Scott realized exactly were he was.

Scott: I can't believe it.

Pearl: Shut up.

Scott: Gem is Kristoff?

Pearl: I said shut up mate.

Scott: Ah! Never.

Loop #269

Grian: What's with that face? ... What did you loop as last time.

Pearl: Selene.

Grian: The Moon titaness?

Pearl: Yep, you aren't the only that can go titan mode anymore.

Grian: ... If ... If this is linked to our winner titles. And Scar's is the Earth does that mean he is eventually going to end up... looping as Gaia?

Pearl: Oh ... Oh I see what you mean. Yeah that is... Horrific.

Loop #271

Mumbo was an enderman hybrid with amnesia, Scar was a goat hybrid president and Grian was absolutely done with looping into the dsmp. He knows It's because they are both minecraft servers but still...

Loop #272

Mumbo: I don't know mate, are you sure? I never watched tried third life... I'm kinda used to Last Life.

Grian: Ah don't worry you'll do fine!

Mumbo: I... alright, I'll try it.

Grian and Scar had managed to steal the banner when Ren came after them with his army. Mumbo knew they could take care of themselves but he couldn't just...do nothing. It took him seeing the shocked faces of the red army to realize had accidentally shifted to his ender dragon form. At least Scar and Grian looked excited.

Loop #275

Grian woke up in a room he had never seen before... wait. No.

Grian: Scott? Is this another-

Scott: Welcome to the second ever loop proofed escape room!

Grian: ... No.

Scott: Pearl helped built this one.

Gria : No!

Scar: I can't believe it took so long to finish that first room! ... I'm going to be last.

Scott: ... That wasn't the first room.

Scar: What?

Scott: You finished the entire escape room Scar.

Scar: ...

Scott: How does this stuff keep happening?

Loop #277

Grian: I've made a severe and continuous lapse in my judgement.

Mumbo: What did you do?

Grian: In this loops Grumbot and NPG aren't sentient so I tried to merge the npc Grian AI with the Grumbot AI.

Mumbo sounds incredibly pained.

Mumbo: Why?

Grian: I don't know.

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[lookismstuff]

UPDATED: The Forms of Lookism as Portrayed in Lookism Manhwa/Webtoon

A list of the forms of lookism as portrayed in the webtoon from the beginning to this day (Episodes 1-508). I made this list as a companion to this post and this post. This list is cross-referenced against the arcs, so this might not always fit with the specific episodes that I mentioned.

Bullying and labelling based on appearance (face, body shape, weight, skin color, perceived social status) (Eps 1-14, 46-50, 58-62, 139-148, 199-213, 83-90, 91-95, 153-157, 163-171, 264-265, 370-371, 452-453, 460-462, 481-492, 498, 507-508, 501)

Concealment of and discrimination against disability (Eps 255-257, 250-251, 258-263, 300-301, 399-410, 460-461, 481-498, 500-501)

Appearance-based exclusion in the labor market (Eps 96-109, 330-346, 360-369, 372-393)

Commodification of beauty in the entertainment and media industry (Eps 21-27, 28-33, 71-72, 96-109, 287-299, 360-369, 443-447, 474)

Stigma on scars and tattoos (Eps 17-18, 51-57, 178-179, 266-284, 411-429, 360-369)

Misuse of beauty in crimes (Eps 41-45, 75-80, 174-177, 214-218, 287-299, 330-346, 354-359, 430-431, 448-453, 479)

Stigma on parental or familial resemblance in children (Eps 302-318, 432-441, 466-467)

Body alterations and its various physical health, mental health, and legal consequences (Eps 320-324, 394-398, 443, 460, 466, 470-474)

Ageism, including prejudice against senior citizens and teenagers (Eps 186-187, 399-403, 443-447, 452, 453-454, 489, 491)

[kusakabesimp]

Below is a current list of all manga chapters where Kusakabe appears — will be updated as needed

83/92

114/115

133/136

147

225-235

240 / 244-246 / 248

252 / 255 / 258

261

[reddiesworldsblog]

daily reminder day 254: eddie k-tozier is alive and well and right now his hands are cold, a common thing with him unfortunately. good thing he has a husband named richie tozier is literally always fucking warm. so the logical thing to do is to stick his hands under richie’s arm pits for warmth, which he admittedly likes doing. it always makes richie jump when eddie does it because his hands are always so goddamn alarming freezing. so he always ends up taking the hands from under his pits and protectively cups eddie’s smaller hands in his bigger ones before bringing them up to his mouth to softly blow warm air into them. it does the trick and, well, eddie likes this method too.

daily reminder day 255: eddie k-tozier is alive and well and he’s like high as hell right now. perched in richie’s lap (who is also high). like seriously don’t ask him about nothing of nothing because he can barely say anything without laughing really hard. he feels great though.

daily reminder day 256: eddie k-tozier is alive and well and right now he’s using richie as a weighted blanket and enjoying how safe he feels while under his husbands warmth and weight.

daily reminder day 257: eddie k-tozier is alive and well and right now he’s playing sims and making a house for him and richie and their dogs that they’re gonna get eventually. they are also vampires in the game because like why the fuck not.

daily reminder day 258: eddie k-tozier is alive and well and he just got reminded why richie is the one that does all the cooking from just putting out a stove fire. he was-

he was just trying to boil water for ramen noodles.

daily reminder day 259: eddie k-tozier is alive and well and right now he’s napping drooling a puddle on richie’s shirt while richie holds him and rubs his back periodically.

daily reminder day 260: eddie k-tozier is alive and well and he wants to remind you all that he’s so proud of you for just even waking up today and/or getting out of bed. he also says to make sure to drink some water.

daily reminder day 261: eddie k-tozier is alive and well and right now he and richie are at the park and laying on a picnic blanket as they cloud watch.

daily reminder day 262: eddie k-tozier is alive and well and right now he’s brushing his teeth in the bathroom while richie fights for his life on the toilet beside him. you know, just best friend/married couple things.

daily reminder day 263: eddie k-tozier is alive and well and right now he’s taking a very much needed mental health day with his husband.

daily reminder day 264: eddie k-tozier is alive and well and right now he is SWAMPED in washing clothes right now so he really can’t talk so please come back tomorrow because he doesn’t want you guys seeing him scream.

daily reminder day 265: eddie k-tozier is alive and well and right now he’s just now waking up. he flips over onto his other side while still in richie’s arms so that he’s facing his sleeping husband. except richie isn’t actually asleep like he wants eddie to think and eddie rolls his eyes, feeling fond. “i know you’re not asleep, rich, you’re not that great an actor.” that’s a lie, richie’s a great actor. but he and richie have only been together since before they even knew they were together, and after countless times of sleeping in the same rolls his eyes, feeling fond. “i know you’re not asleep, rich, you’re not that great an actor.” that’s a lie, richie’s a great actor. but he and richie have only been together since before they even knew they were together, and after countless times of sleeping in the same with a small laugh, “wake up and kiss me already.” richie laughs a little too before opening his eyes. there’s sleep crust in the corner of his eyes and his breath is rancid; eddie probably looks the same. but it doesn’t matter like he used to make it seem like. so they share a morning kiss and bask in the sunlight rays shining in through their curtains.

[whatsthebird]

Week of 28JUL2024 Answers

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253 - White Stork by @benidryl

254 - Red-eyed Vireo by @strawberrygiorne

255 - Black Woodpecker by @stuffgoeshere3

256 - Common Grackle by @strawberrygiorne

257 - Chipping Sparrow by @comedownstairsandsayhello

258 - Evening Grosbeak by @icm-art

259 - Great Cormorant by @benidryl

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[blackswallowtailbutterfly]

My Garden Flowers Part 9

All photos mine.

In order of appearance:

241. Wild Yam (Dioscorea villosa) Not pictured as she hasn't flowered yet.

242. Nodding Wakerobin (Trillium flexipes) Not pictured as she hasn't flowered yet.

243. Moss campion (Silene acaulis) Not pictured as she hasn't flowered yet.

244. Great White Trillium (Trillium grandiflora) Not pictured as she hasn't flowered yet.

245. Yellow Wood-Sorrel (Oxalis stricta) Small yellow flowers. You often find them growing as weeds, but they're native at least to the northern USA bordering southern Ontario. The leaves, flowers, and fruits are a very lovely snack, with a tart refreshing flavour.

246. Horseweed (Erigeron canadensis) A fairly common garden weed, but native so she can stay where she pops up from time to time. Not pictured as I haven't got pictures.

247. Stiff Goldenrod (Oligoneuron rigida) Not pictured as I haven't got pictures yet.

248. Fourflower Loosestrife (Lysimachia quadriflora) Not pictured as she hasn't flowered yet.

249. Smallflower Forgetmenot (Myosotis laxa) At least I think. Her flowers are certainly much smaller than the European pink and blue species I see around. Not sure what else she'd be.

250. Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) Not pictured as she hasn't flowered yet.

251. Tall Meadow-Rue (Thalictrum pubescens) Yet more lacy white flowers! I imagine if you preferred white you could have a full native garden of such.

252. Northern Bog Violet (Viola nephrophylla) Not pictured as she hasn't flowered yet.

253. Wool Grass (Scirpus cyperinus) Not pictured as she hasn't flowered yet.

254. Prairie Milkweed (Asclepias sullivantii) Not pictured as she hasn't flowered yet.

255. Square-Stemmed Monkeyflower (Mimulus ringens) More leggy than her yellow cousin, but still very attractive flowers that look a lot like snapdragons. She needs things moist.

256. Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) Not pictured as she hasn't flowered yet.

257. Meadow Sundrops (Oenothera pilosella) Not quite as intensely yellow as her cousins, Oenothera biennis and Oenothera fruticosa, but still very bright.

258. Wood Lily (Lilium philadelphicum) We don't have a ton of red or orange flowers native here as compared to yellow, white, or pink/purple flowers, so each one is a treat.

259. Virginia Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum) Yet more lacy white flowers! Not complaining, though, I think they're lovely in the garden. You find these growing in shaded woods.

260. Woodland Strawberry (Fragaria vesca) Unlike her cousin in the front, this one produces lots of berries...but they're white! That's not usual for the species but not unheard of. It's kind of fun to pick little white strawberries each year from that patch.

261. Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) Not pictured as she hasn't flowered yet.

262. Bog Rosemary (Andromeda polifolia) This is a cultivar. I will have the wild type one day.

263. Strict Blue-Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium montanum) Her cousin in the front prefers things dry, but this one, like many members of her family (irises), prefers things moist. It was actually easier to get her to take than the dry one, though, which I had three failed attempts at before the one I planted last year.

264. Downy Yellow Violet (Viola pubescens) Not pictured as she hasn't flowered yet.

265. Purplestem Angelica (Angelica atropurpurea) Not pictured as she hasn't flowered yet.

266. Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod (Solidago rugosa) Not pictured as she hasn't flowered yet.

267. Purple Giant Hyssop (Agastache scrophulariifolia) Not pictured as I haven't got pictures yet.

268. Buffaloberry (Shepherdia canadensis) Not pictured as she hasn't flowered yet.

269. Silverberry (Elaeagnus commutata) Not pictured as she hasn't flowered yet.

270. White Lettuce (Nabalus albus) Not pictured as she hasn't flowered yet.

[fire-keys-and-wings]

Chapter 1

Macao arc

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Daybreak arc

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapters 6 & 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Eisenwald arc

Chapter 10

Chapters 11 & 12

Chapters 13 & 15

Chapter 17

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Galuna island arc

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

Chapter 28

Chapters 29 & 30

Chapter 31

Chapter 32

Chapters 35 & 43

Chapters 44 & 45

Chapter 46

Phantom Lord arc

Chapter 47

Chapter 50

Chapters 51 & 52

Chapter 59

Chapter 60

Chapter 61

Chapter 62

Chapter 63

Chapters 64, 65 & 66

Chapter 67

Chapter 68

Chapter 69

Loke arc

Chapters 70, 71 & 72

Tower of Heaven arc

Chapter 75

Chapters 77, 78 & 79

Chapter 80

Chapters 84 & 86

Chapters 94 & 95

Chapter 101

Battle of Fairy Tail arc

Chapters 103 & 104

Chapter 105

Chapter 106

Chapters 107 & 109

Chapters 112 & 113

Chapter 116

Chapters 127 & 128

Chapters 129 & 130

Oración Seis arc

Chapters 131 & 132

Chapters 133 & 134

Chapter 141

Chapters 142 & 143

Chapter 145

Chapter 146

Chapter 147

Chapter 148

Chapters 151 & 152

Chapters 153 & 154

Chapters 156 & 157

Chapters 160 & 162

Chapter 163

Chapter 164

Chapter 165

Edolas arc

Chapter 169

Chapter 170

Chapter 171

Chapter 172

Chapter 173

Chapter 174

Chapters 175 & 176

Chapter 180

Chapter 181

Chapter 182

Chapter 184

Chapters 185, 186 & 187

Chapters 189 & 190

Chapters 198 & 199

Tenrou Island arc

Chapter 200

Chapters 201 & 202

Chapter 207

Chapter 226

Chapter 227

Chapter 228

Chapters 231 & 232

Chapters 234, 235 & 239

Chapter 242

Chapters 243 & 244

Chapters 245 & 246

Chapter 247

Chapter 248

Chapter 249

Chapter 251

Chapter 253

X791 arc

Chapters 254 & 255

Chapter 256

Chapter 257

Grand Magic Games arc

Chapter 258

Chapter 259

Chapter 260

Chapter 261

Chapter 262

Chapters 263 & 264

Chapter 265

Chapter 266

Chapter 267

Chapter 268

Chapters 269 & 270

Chapters 271 & 272

Chapter 273

Chapter 275

Chapter 276

Chapters 277 & 278

Chapter 281

Chapter 282

Chapters 285 & 288

Chapters 289 & 290

Chapter 291

Chapter 292

Chapters 294 & 295

Chapters 296 & 297

Chapter 298

Chapter 302

Chapter 303

Chapters 305 & 306

Chapters 307 & 308

Chapters 310 & 311

Chapters 312 & 313

Chapter 316

Chapter 317

Chapters 318, 322 & 323

Chapter 324

Chapter 325

Chapter 326

Chapter 327

Chapters 328 & 329

Chapter 331

Chapter 333

Chapters 336 & 337

Chapter 338

Sun Village arc

Chapter 341

Chapter 342

Chapter 343

Chapters 344 & 345

Chapter 351

Chapter 352

Chapter 354

Chapter 355

Tartaros arc

Chapters 356 & 358

Chapter 359

Chapter 360

Chapter 361

Chapter 362

Chapters 363 & 364

Chapter 374

Chapters 375 & 376

Chapter 379

Chapter 380

Chapters 382 & 383

Chapter 386

Chapters 387 & 390

Chapter 394

Chapters 395 & 396

Chapter 399

Chapter 400

Chapter 401

Chapter 416

Avatar arc

Chapter 418

Chapter 419

Chapter 420

Chapter 421

Chapter 422

Chapter 424

Chapter 425

Chapter 426

Chapter 427

Chapter 428

Chapter 429

Chapter 430

Chapter 434

Chapter 435

Chapter 437

Alvarez Empire arc

Chapter 438

Chapters 439 & 440

Chapter 441

Chapter 442

Chapter 443

Chapter 444

Chapters 445 & 446

Chapter 447

Chapters 453 & 454

Chapter 462

Chapter 468

Chapter 469

Chapter 471

Chapter 474

Chapter 477

Chapter 478

Chapter 479

Chapter 480

Chapters 483 & 484

Chapter 485

Chapter 486

Chapters 487 & 488

Chapters 489 & 490

Chapters 491 & 492

Chapters 494 & 495

Chapters 496 & 497

Chapter 498

Chapter 500

Chapter 501

Chapters 502 & 503

Chapter 504

Chapters 507 & 508

Chapter 510

Chapter 512

Chapter 514

Chapter 520

Chapter 521

Chapters 522, 523 & 524

Chapter 525

Chapter 527

Chapters 529 & 530

Chapter 531

Chapter 533

Chapter 534

Chapter 535

Chapter 538

Chapters 539 & 540

Chapter 543

Chapter 544

Chapter 545 (final)

[sevenoctober7]

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It is certain that you were not patient with the counting and went straight to the last number. Our people in Gaza lived 315 days, counting them day after day while waiting for you. So what did you do?

[bratshaws]

through the hourglass 267. brb x oc

THIS FIC IS 18+ MINORS PLS DON'T INTERACT!

a/n: ding ding ding, rooster has a new kink!(comments and reblogs are super welcome and encouraged!)

pairing: plus size!oc x rooster

warnings: none uwu

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She was waiting for him outside the Hard Deck, much like before, much like always, but her frown and her crossed arms were new. When he rolled the Bronco into a park - and Nikki noticed her mother from the back seat - he just gave her a confused look, “Baby?” he asks as he walks out, earning a quiet huff from Bea.

He has to hold back a chuckle because annoyed Beatrice was just so cute, “Rough night,gorgeous?”

Beatrice sighed, her frustration evident in her expression. "It was just... Miranda showed up.” her husband’s surprised expression wasn’t missed by her, “Yes,I know, everyone else was surprised, ugh—can I enter the car so we can go home? Please?”

Rooster couldn't help but find Beatrice's irritation with Miranda amusing and adorable. He opened the car door for her and stepped aside, offering her a hand as she climbed into the Bronco. "Of course, gorgeous. Your wish is my command.’

He hadn’t seen how her body reacted when he said that and she tried to focus back on the present.

As Beatrice settled into the car, her annoyance still apparent, Rooster slid into the driver's seat. He cast a sideways glance at his wife, his lips curling into a playful smile. "So, tell me all about it. What did Miranda do to get on your nerves?"

“Besides showing up??”

“Mhm.”

Beatrice let out a long sigh and leaned back in her seat, one of her hands moving back to touch Nicole’s tiny palm. "She's so condescending and always has a way of making me feel like I don't belong. I can't stand her." she frowns, “And she wanted me to be her server!! Like! Me!”

He glanced at her as he drove away, his affection for her evident in his eyes.

“Yeah, she is a pain, but you handle her like a pro," he said with a warm smile. "You're strong, Bea, and you've got a way of making even the most challenging situations look effortless. Remember how you acted during dinner?"

Beatrice's frustration began to give way to a small smile as she met Rooster's gaze. "Thanks, Roos. It just-” she tosses her hands up in frustration “-gets under my skin when she acts like she's above everyone else. Like, um,excuse me? Who the hell is she?”

Her annoyance began to melt away as she looked into Rooster's eyes, sighing softly "Sorry, Roos." she sinks deeper into the seat, “I…I didn’t want it to be uh…I didn’t want to be so annoyed,right now.”

Rooster kissed the back of her hand while driving, making sure to rub the back of it with his thumb for a few more seconds. "No need to apologize, gorgeous. I completely understand. " He flashed her a comforting smile. “Once we get home I’ll draw you a nice bath, how’s that?”

Beatrice smiled back at her husband, her cheeks warming up a bit. Honestly, a bath was anything but inside her mind, especially when she dropped her gaze down his body…and snapped forward with her face going red,”Uh…yeah,sounds nice…how was your day?”

He shrugs, pursing his lips, “Pretty nice, talked to Mav about…the things that have been going on with…you know, my dad and stuff.”

“Gampa Mav!” Nicole giggles from the back, “Beep beep!”

Beatrice looks back at her then towards Rooster, “Ah,” he says, holding up his finger, “That’s how she knows it’s Mav, because of his bike. How does it go,Nikki?”

“Beep beep!”

“There you go,” he leans closer to Bea, “Our kid is so smart.”

"She's definitely a quick learner," Beatrice agreed, her annoyance from Miranda's condescending behavior slowly fading. "She gets that from you, you know."

He sputters, “Me? Oh gorgeous.” Rooster grinned, a twinkle in his eye as he looked at their daughter. "Well, she's got the best teacher.”

“Yep, her teacher loves swear words.”

‘Baby,baby,” he says, one hand on his leg and the other on the wheel, his wrist bending at the curve and one finger held up as he stated his case, “Did you hear cursing a lot means you are smart? Hm? And as if we needed any more proof I mean,” he points at Nicole, “Look at Nikki!”

She pursed her lips but rolled her eyes, falling back on her seat, giving him a side eye while playfully slapping his shoulder, ‘You are lucky you are both cute.” cue to Nicole giggling in the back, “Even luckier she hasn’t said anything like that in front of my mom, can you imagine?”

Rooster chuckled at Beatrice's comment, rubbing his mustache and Beatrice just locked her gaze on his thumb grazing over his lips. "Oh, man, that would be a disaster if she said something like that in front of your mom." He winked at his daughter, who giggled in response. “Right sweetie? You wouldn’t do that in front of nonna Claudia,right?”

Beatrice clears her throat, trying to get back into the present while rubbing her hands together,"Hey, Nikki, do you remember what sound a kitty makes?" Rooster asked, looking at their daughter through the rearview mirror and making Beatrice look at him in surprise.

Nicole's eyes lit up, and she responded enthusiastically, "Meow!"

"That's right, baby! You're so smart." Rooster grinned,  "And what about a doggy, Nikki? What sound does a doggy make?"

Nicole thought for a moment before barking with a wide grin on her face. "Woof woof!"

Beatrice’s pupils were blown wide. Why was she like that? Why was her husband, acting like the wonderful father he always was, made her feel so…hot inside? She clears her throat again, “So uh, you two had dinner with Mav then?” 

"Pfft, fuck no." he snorts, "Mav can't cook for shit,gorgeous. We ordered some pizzas."

Beatrice chuckled, the tension from earlier gradually dissipating. "Well, that sounds more like it. I can't imagine Mav attempting to cook anything more complicated than instant noodles."

“Hey, don’t say that about my uncle ” he diminishes, face going serious for a second, then he laughs, “Maybe some sausages, those canned ones. And beans. But we opted for the safer route. Pizzas and beer."

“Hmmmm…”

“I only had one.”

“I know,Roos.” she smiles, “You need a lot more than that to appear drunk.”

“You got that right,gorgeous.” he turns towards their street then looks back at her, “You need me to do anything else besides the bath?”

Beatrice shook her head, her thoughts still lingering on the earlier encounter with Miranda. "No, the bath should be good. I think I just need a moment to unwind. It was a...long night."

"It was a bit of a rollercoaster back there. I'll take care of Nicole, and you can relax for a bit."

"Thank you, Roos." Beatrice leaned over and pressed a quick, grateful kiss to his cheek. "I appreciate it."

He smiled, the warmth of her lips lingering on his skin as he parked the car in their garage. "Anytime, gorgeous. You don’t need anything else, right?"

You, naked,under me "Right." she says softly, “Nothing else.”

They exited the car and Rooster went around to the backseat to unbuckle Nicole from her booster seat, the little girl babbling happily, still in high spirits from their little game. Rooster gently hoisted her into his arms, making funny faces to keep her entertained.

Beatrice followed them into the house, her thoughts no longer preoccupied with Miranda's condescending attitude. Instead she was preoccupied by the way those jeans hugged her husband’s legs so perfectly.

She chews her lower lip, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear, mentally preparing herself for…what was hopefully about to come.

Both of them,if she was lucky.

“Baby?” he questions and she blinks seeing she was being sniffed by the dogs, but stayed put by the door, ‘...you alright?”

A bit flustered, but still playing the normal card, she nodded with a little grin, “Yep! Dandy!” he doesn’t seem to believe her, “J-Just tired!”

Rooster raised an eyebrow, his concern evident in his eyes as he continued to watch her."You sure you're just tired, Bea?"

Beatrice offered a reassuring smile, though it was clear that she was indeed a bit flustered. She reached out to stroke the head of one of their dogs, finding comfort in their presence. "I promise, Rooster, I'm just tired. It's been a long day! That’s all!"

“Hm… alright. Well,I’ll set your bath up.” he smirks,”You’ll feel much better, you’ll see.”

-

Shocker, she was still painfully horny.

She sunk deeper into the water, the liquid covering her mouth and her nostrils, little bubbles escaped as she breathed out and she could only stay there. Rooster was turning the lights downstairs, she could hear him moving around and Eleanor’s claws hitting the floor as she follows him.

Beatrice groans, leaning back against the bathtub as she looks up at the ceiling. She tries to focus on bathing, but she wonders…why do that since they’ll be sweaty again in a matter of seconds? She inhales, her pupils enlarge and she turns her head to the door when his footsteps enter the room.

“Everything good,gorgeous.”

“Yeah?”

“Yep,Nikki is asleep, the dogs are relaxed.” he sighs and she hears the bed squeak, he fell back on the mattress “And I’m just here, keepin’ you good company.”

“Outside?”

There was a pause, followed by more squeaking and she was sure he supported his body on his elbows, looking at the door “Oh,gorgeous, you know I can’t really behave when you are in there…all wet and shiny.” he tuts “It’s really tempting.”

“Oh.”

“...oh?”

“Yeah, just,” she shrugs, biting her smile, “Just was curious.”

The silence on the other side of the door was deafening. She can feel the vibration of his feet as he gets closer to the door, no doubt pressing his face against the wood “Baby…”  she stares at it, still quiet “...you want me in there?” but Bea again remains silent.

She has an idea and she hopes he likes it.

She slowly,very slowly rises from the tub, wrapping her robe around her body as she carefully walks up to the door. There’s a ding! coming from outside, followed by Rooster’s confused question “Bea, why is Shells messaging me? She’s saying something like ‘good luck big boy.’ That’s weird, she never called me that.”

His face when she finally opened the door was adorable, he was so surprised that his eyes were almost out of the sockets and his lips were still pursed on a word, “Oh.” he says softly, “You got here quick and–” his eyes follow a slow and lonely droplet that disappears between her breasts, his trail of thought completely gone.

“Roos.” she whispers, pressing her palms on his chest, right on top of his heart, “If I ask you something, will you answer me truthfully?” his eyes were still on her, phone? Forgotten, thrown somewhere in the room that neither of them could see.

“I could give you the password to every single Navy computer if you wanted me to.” he replies, out of breath, hands twitching as he wonders where to grab first.

Beatrice hums, still running her fingers, tap,tap,tap, on each bump of his six pack, adoring how he immediately clenched under her touch, “Would you be alright,” the shirt rose just enough to show more skin and his happy trail, “If I…took over tonight?’ she dares a look towards him, watching her husband’s mouth fall open and his pupils swallow the brown of his eyes.

Oh he liked that.

“You–what?”

“Took over. You know…be a bit more…dominant?” felt a bit weird saying it, but his chest expanded in a surprised gasp, another sign that he liked that idea “I won’t hurt you or anything, but,I just…want to try a little.”

“...you want…you–” he has to clear his throat, “You want to…be more dominant.”

“Hmhm.”

“...fuck.I…” from the way he was starting to fidget, it was obvious this whole conversation was taking it’s toll on him, ‘I…yes. Yes. Yes, yes,I…I am very,very okay with that gorgeous. Absolutely,fuck. What do I- you–” she places a finger over his lips, shushing him gently.

He just widens his eyes, then the hot air leaving his nostrils hits her fingers, “Sssshhh…you don’t have to say anything.” and she walks around him, her husband trying to follow her with his lips but only getting air. He clenches his teeth, already speeding his step to join her on the bed.

“Roos.”

“Yeah?”

He answered so quick she almost lost her line of thought. She blinked at him, cheeks burning a bit hotter but she shook her head, sitting on the edge of the bed while licking her lips, “C’mere.” and he does, immediately, chest heaving, “Ohh…very good LT.” a sharp inhale and a gentle, almost inaudible groan escapes his throat.

Beatrice adjusts herself a bit, the sleeve falling down her shoulder and showing just enough to make him shudder, “You are wearing a lot.” she comments, tilting her head to the side,admiring him, “A whole lot…” he tries to move and pull out his shirt, but she stops him, “No, no,Bradley.”

“Fuck.”

“I think…you should take your shirt first, slowly.” she bites her lower lip, “Can you do that for me?”

“Yes.” he replies without missing a beat, grabbing the end of his white top and rolling it over his shoulder until it’s finally out of his body, balling it and tossing on the floor. Beatrice takes her time admiring his physique, he was still hard and defined and golden. Rooster’s skin was a shade that only the ancient sculptors could describe because that man surely was made out of some precious metal.

She nodded towards his pants, chewing her lower lip as she crosses her arms, just that was enough to make her body react. His lids were low but he follows her orders, immediately…and that brings something else out of her, “Rooster.” she begins and he halts his movements, “You are doing such a good job.”

Another shudder, more visible this time. But he stays quiet, a bit unsure of how he should react, how he could show her he liked it.

“I mean you always do everything so wonderfully.” she smiles, bouncing her foot on the air as she keeps her green eyes on his brown ones, both of their pupils were enlarged, “And I love that you are so attentive too,and so,” she nods her head again to his pants, “Continue- and so–”

His groan was louder this time and she couldn’t lie and say she wasn’t enjoying it,”S-So?”

“So very good for me.” it was genuine, of course, she’d never lie to him, but his reaction to praise. Especially her praise, was showing to be even better than she hoped. His pants, the second they pooled at his feet, he kicked them off and away.

His belongings were long gone in their bedroom she noticed.

Beatrice inhales quietly, some of her own anxiety coming back because this was so out of character for her. What if she was being too much? She didn’t want to make him uncomfortable, and if- “Hey.’ his deep, yet quiet voice calls her attention and he smiles sweetly at her, “You are doing fine,gorgeous.”

“...thank you.” she pauses, then asks in a whisper, “Do you want me to continue?”

“Yes,” he whispers back, his eyes squinting as he smiles, “I want you to do what you planned to do, after all,” he gestures to his briefs, “I’m still clothed.”

Beatrice licks her lips and nods, shaking her head and her shoulders to get her act together. She meets his eyes again, “LT.” she whispers, “I’m deciding what exactly I want to do with you…hmmmm…let’s see.”

“Permission to ask?”

“Hmm,no.” she smirks and he gulps, “I think you should remove those…pesky briefs first, then we can talk.” and obviously those were gone in a blink of an eye. He was rock hard and flushed, so very flushed. He just stood there, allowing himself to be admired and wanted and desired by her and only her, “...okay,come here.” she pats the bed, “I have an idea.

He wastes no time, following what she asked and allowing her to push on his chest so he could lie down on the mattress. Rooster tries to find her but she moves to the opposite side, throwing her robe away climbing on the bed to sit next to him.

His eyes stopped on her breasts, on the way they were still shiny and so,so, pretty– “Oh shit–” he gasps, neck craning when her hand wraps around his member, moving up and down in slow movements, making sure to squeeze just how he liked at the tip, “F-Fuck, Bea…”

“Ssshh.” she giggles, tapping her own lips, “You need to be quiet, LT.” she twists her hand and he almost sees white, “Can you be quiet for me?”

“Y-yes–” she squeezes him, earning a deep grunt that he tries so hard to hold it in. He closes his eyes and clenches his eyebrows, trying his best to remain locked on the task, “Fuck, yes. Yes I can.”

“If you say a peep.” she taps his nose, “I’ll stop.” oh that was a terrifying notion. He partially opens his eyes to look at her, nostrils flaring as he breathed in and out. He can barely see straight, but what he can see is that lovely smile and the red on her cheeks.

He can’t help it.

“You…you look beautiful.”

“Flatterer.” she whispers, kissing his cheek, “Thank you,Roos.” and her hand speeds up a bit, her lower lip rolling into her mouth as he bites back another groan, blinking his eyes open to look at the ceiling. He was trying really hard,really hard. “You can’t cum yet.” but her hand was going so fast!

Rooster has barely any thoughts left when she says it, being able to only nod and keep himself silent. It was hell and paradise at the same time, it was the most delicious torture he had ever endured. 

The second she stops, he gasps out in surprise, “W-What happened?” his cock was bobbing, begging for release and Beatrice just licked her hand clean. He watches, once again his mind going blank as he follows her pink tongue touch every line of her palm, making sure everything was squeaky clean.

“I think,” she begins while popping her thumb out of her mouth, “I want to ride you now.” not only because she loved it, but because she knew he did it too. His mouth parted open, watching as she straddled his waist and pressed his member against his pelvis, the pressure making him hiss, ‘It’s still going, by the way.”

“W-What?”

“No noise.” she whispers, lifting her hip and aligning him to her entrance, “That’s the rule LT.”

“But how would I–fuuuuuhhhhcckkkk.” he couldn’t help it, she was snug,warm and she sucked him in immediately. She was so wet he could barely focus. His hands shook at his sides and his teeth clacked together with how intense this whole thing was.

Which made her break character a bit, touching his cheek with a worried gaze, “Roos.” she whispers, “Baby, are you hurt? You okay?”

“A-ahhh…shit…” he laughs deliriously, “You…you feel so good…” he is smiling, gaze unfocused, “Fuck I don’t know…what made you do this,but I’m so f-fuckin’ happy you did.” his lower body,his whole lower body was twitching, trying to mode but he wouldn’t unless she did so as well.

Beatrice’s eyes softened, her thumb brushing against his plump lips, his mustache tickling her finger, “Good.” and she moved her hips slowly,grinding down to his pelvis at first, making sure to earn some pleasure as well. She held back her own moan, while holding herself up by pressing both hands to his chest.

Rooster could only watch in painful silence, shaky hands clasping her hips, squeezing the love handles he adored so much and giving her a small smile. Beatrice smiles back, leaning down to slide up his chest so they are face to face, hips still moving in circles.

Her hair became a curtain around them and he could only watch,sighing softly to hold back his moans, ‘You fuck me really good,LT.” she whispers, “I love how you feel inside of me.” his hands tremble harder, “I love feeling how deep you can go.”

He groans, not being able to help himself.

“I love when you know exactly where to touch, you are so good.” she could feel the goosebumps on his skin. Her lips traveled to his ear where she whispered what could be her very final words, “I love knowing you can make me cum without any issue, as many times as you want.”

And Rooster snapped.

His hips pushed up and Beatrice almost lost her balance, but she fell back against his shoulder, moaning on his skin as his hands went from her hips to her ass, squeezing each cheek with gusto. He growls, biting her neck to hold back his noises while fucking her up- literally - as hard as she wanted.

Beatrice gasped moans were what he could hear and Rooster’s gasped noises were what she could hear.

“F-Fuck…Roos!!!” he huffs against her neck even harder, “P-Please,p-pull my hair.” and he stared at her in surprise.

Never had she asked that.

But fuck who was he to deny her???

He gently takes hold of her scalp, then tugs her head back just enough to expose her neck to him. He’s a bit lower now, he couldn’t help it, the visual stimulation was too much, “Fuck…fuck…Bea…” he growls, hips still moving up and her mouth parted when he hit that special spot inside of her. Beatrice dug her nails on his shoulders, “I love fuckin’ you,I love fuckin’ you so much.”

A bit more speed. And her eyes rolls back with her hips trying to keep up with him, “I love that you know that I love fuckin’ you.” he groans, “I’m fuckin’ yours,gorgeous.” her movements, alongside his prolonged orgasm were making him see stars. He could feel the tears beading up the corners of his eyes and he was surprised because this was the first time this happened.

“Bea,I’m gonna cum.” he whispers, their bodies hot and faces inches apart, “I’m gonna cum,baby, I’m goin’ to.” Beatrice nodded, knowing she wasn’t that far behind. Her hips moved alongside his and he could feel it, it was growing hotter and hotter.

Until all he saw was white.

And it takes a while for his vision to come back to normal.

When he doesn’t find himself back in their bedroom, Beatrice is staring at him with worry, her lips parted as she tries to regain her breathing, “Roos?” he can only pant loudly, his chest is shining because of sweat and his pupils are still dilated, “Are you okay?”

He inhales, hoping to calm his heart down, at least a bit while loosening the hold he had on her ass, ‘...I’m great.”

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Footnotes, 251 - 300

[251] A bulky literature, dealing with this formerly much neglected subject, is now growing in Germany. Keller’s works, Ein Apostel der Wiedertäufer and Geschichte der Wiedertäufer, Cornelius’s Geschichte des münsterischen Aufruhrs, and Janssen’s Geschichte des deutschen Volkes may be named as the leading sources. The first attempt at familiarizing English readers with the results of the wide researches made in Germany in this direction has been made in an excellent little work by Richard Heath — “Anabaptism from its Rise at Zwickau to its Fall at Munster, 1521–1536,” London, 1895 (Baptist Manuals, vol. i.) — where the leading features of the movement are well indicated, and full bibliographical information is given. Also K. Kautsky’s Communism in Central Europe in the Time of the Reformation, London, 1897.

[252] Few of our contemporaries realize both the extent of this movement and the means by which it was suppressed. But those who wrote immediately after the great peasant war estimated at from 100,000 to 150,000 men the number of peasants slaughtered after their defeat in Germany. See Zimmermann’s Allgemeine Geschichte des grossen Bauernkrieges. For the measures taken to suppress the movement in the Netherlands see Richard Heath’s Anabaptism.

[253] “Chacun s’en est accommodé selon sa bienséance... on les a partagés... pour dé pouiller les communes, on s’est servi de dettes simulées” (Edict of Louis the Fourteenth, of 1667, quoted by several authors. Eight years before that date the communes had been taken under State management).

[254] “On a great landlord’s estate, even if he has millions of revenue, you are sure to find the land uncultivated” (Arthur Young). “One-fourth part of the soil went out of culture;” “for the last hundred years the land has returned to a savage state;” “the formerly flourishing Sologne is now a big marsh;” and so on (Théron de Montaugé, quoted by Taine in Origines de la France Contemporaine, tome i. p. 441).

[255] A. Babeau, Le Village sous l’Ancien Régime, 3e édition. Paris, 1892.

[256] In Eastern France the law only confirmed what the peasants had already done themselves; in other parts of France it usually remained a dead letter.

[257] After the triumph of the middle-class reaction the communal lands were declared (August 24, 1794) the States domains, and, together with the lands confiscated from the nobility, were put up for sale, and pilfered by the bandes noires of the small bourgeoisie. True that a stop to this pilfering was put next year (law of 2 Prairial, An V), and the preceding law was abrogated; but then the village Communities were simply abolished, and cantonal councils were introduced instead. Only seven years later (9 Prairial, An XII), i.e. in 1801, the village communities were reintroduced, but not until after having been deprived of all their rights, the mayor and syndics being nominated by the Government in the 36,000 communes of France! This system was maintained till after the revolution of 1830, when elected communal councils were reintroduced under the law of 1787. As to the communal lands, they were again seized upon by the State in 1813, plundered as such, and only partly restored to the communes in 1816. See the classical collection of French laws, by Dalloz, Répertoire de Jurisprudence; also the works of Doniol, Dareste, Bonnemère, Babeau, and many others.

[258] This procedure is so absurd that one would not believe it possible if the fifty-two different acts were not enumerated in full by a quite authoritative writer in the Journal des Economistes (1893, April, p. 94), and several similar examples were not given by the same author.

[259] Dr. Ochenkowski, Englands wirthschaftliche Entwickelung im Ausgange des Mittelalters (Jena, 1879), pp. 35 seq., where the whole question is discussed with full knowledge of the texts.

[260] Nasse, Ueber die mittelalterliche Feldgemeinschaft und die Einhegungen des XVI. Jahrhunderts in England (Bonn, 1869), pp. 4, 5; Vinogradov, Villainage in England (Oxford, 1892).

[261] Seebohm, The English Village Community, 3rd edition, 1884, pp. 13–15.

[262] “An examination into the details of an Enclosure Act will make clear the point that the system as above described [communal ownership] is the system which it was the object of the Enclosure Act to remove” (Seebohm, l.c. p. 13). And further on, “They were generally drawn in the same form, commencing with the recital that the open and common fields lie dispersed in small pieces, intermixed with each other and inconveniently situated; that diverse persons own parts of them, and are entitled to rights of common on them... and that it is desired that they may be divided and enclosed, a specific share being let out and allowed to each owner” (p. 14). Porter’s list contained 3867 such Acts, of which the greatest numbers fall upon the decades of 1770–1780 and 1800–1820, as in France.

[263] In Switzerland we see a number of communes, ruined by wars, which have sold part of their lands, and now endeavor to buy them back.

[264] A. Buchenberger, “Agrarwesen und Agrarpolitik,” in A. Wagner’s Handbuch der politischen Oekonomie, 1892, Band i. pp. 280 seq.

[265] G.L. Gomme, “The Village Community, with special reference to its Origin and Forms of Survival in Great Britain” (Contemporary Science Series), London, 1890, pp. 141–143; also his Primitive Folkmoots (London, 1880), pp. 98 seq.

[266] “In almost all parts of the country, in the Midland and Eastern counties particularly, but also in the west — in Wiltshire, for example — in the south, as in Surrey, in the north, as in Yorkshire, — there are extensive open and common fields. Out of 316 parishes of Northamptonshire 89 are in this condition; more than 100 in Oxfordshire; about 50,000 acres in Warwickshire; in Berkshire half the county; more than half of Wiltshire; in Huntingdonshire out of a total area of 240,000 acres 130,000 were commonable meadows, commons, and fields” (Marshall, quoted in Sir Henry Maine’s Village Communities in the East and West, New York edition, 1876, pp. 88, 89).

[267] Ibid. p. 88; also Fifth Lecture. The wide extension of “commons” in Surrey, even now, is well known.

[268] In quite a number of books dealing with English country life which I have consulted I have found charming descriptions of country scenery and the like, but almost nothing about the daily life and customs of the laborers.

[269] In Switzerland the peasants in the open land also fell under the dominion of lords, and large parts of their estates were appropriated by the lords in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. (See, for instance, Dr. A. Miaskowski, in Schmoller’s Forschungen, Bd. ii. 1879, Pp. 12 seq.) But the peasant war in Switzerland did not end in such a crushing defeat of the peasants as it did in other countries, and a great deal of the communal rights and lands was retained. The self-government of the communes is, in fact, the very foundation of the Swiss liberties.

[270] Miaskowski, in Schmoller’s Forschungen, Bd. ii. 1879, p. 15.

[271] See on this subject a series of works, summed up in one of the excellent and suggestive chapters (not yet translated into English) which K. Bücher has added to the German translation of Laveleye’s Primitive Ownership. Also Meitzen, “Das Agrar- und Forst-Wesen, die Allmenden und die Landgemeinden der Deutschen Schweiz,” in Jahrbuch für Staatswissenschaft, 1880, iv. (analysis of Miaskowsky’s works); O’Brien, “ in a Swiss village,” in Macmillan’s Magazine, October 1885.

[272] The wedding gifts, which often substantially contribute in this country to the comfort of the young households, are evidently a remainder of the communal habits.

[273] The communes own, 4,554,100 acres of woods out of 24,813,000 in the whole territory, and 6,936,300 acres of natural meadows out of 11,394,000 acres in France. The remaining 2,000,000 acres are fields, orchards, and so on.

[274] In Caucasia they even do better among the Georgians. As the meal costs, and a poor man cannot afford to give it, a sheep is bought by those same neighbors who come to aid in the work.

[275] Alfred Baudrillart, in H. Baudrillart’s Les Populations Rurales de la France, 3rd series (Paris, 1893), p. 479.

[276] The Journal des Économistes (August 1892, May and August 1893) has lately given some of the results of analyzes made at the agricultural laboratories at Ghent and at Paris. The extent of falsification is simply incredible; so also the devices of the “honest traders.” In certain seeds of grass there was 32 percent of gains of sand, colored so as to Receive even an experienced eye; other samples contained from 52 to 22 percent only of pure seed, the remainder being weeds. Seeds of vetch contained 11 percent of a poisonous grass (nielle); a flour for cattle-fattening contained 36 percent of sulfates; and so on ad infinitum.

[277] A. Baudrillart, l.c. p. 309. Originally one grower would undertake to supply water, and several others would agee to make use of it. “What especially characterizes such associations,” A. Baudrillart remarks, “is that no sort of written agreement is concluded. All is arranged in words. There was, however, not one single case of difficulties having arisen between the parties.”

[278] A. Baudrillart, l.c. pp. 300, 341, etc. M. Terssac, president of the St. Gironnais syndicate (Ariège), wrote to my friend in substance as follows: — “For the exhibition of Toulouse our association has grouped the owners of cattle which seemed to us worth exhibiting. The society undertook to pay one-half of the traveling and exhibition expenses; one-fourth was paid by each owner, and the remaining fourth by those exhibitors who had got prizes. The result was that many took part in the exhibition who never would have done it otherwise. Those who got the highest awards (350 francs) have contributed 10 percent of their prizes, while those who have got no prize have only spent 6 to 7 francs each.”

[279] In W¸rttemberg 1,629 communes out of 1,910 have communal property. They owned in 1863 over 1,000,000 acres of land. In Baden 1,256 communes out of 1,582 have communal land; in 1884–1888 they held 121,500 acres of fields in communal culture, and 675,000 acres of forests, i.e. 46 percent of the total area under woods. In Saxony 39 percent of the total area is in communal ownership (Schmoller’s Jahrbuch, 1886, p. 359). In Hohenzollern nearly two-thirds of all meadow land, and in Hohenzollern-Hechingen 41 percent of all landed property, are owned by the village communities (Buchenberger, Agrarwesen, vol. i. p. 300).

[280] See K. Bücher, who, in a special chapter added to Laveleye’s Ureigenthum, has collected all information relative to the village community in Germany.

[281] K. Bücher, ibid. pp. 89, 90.

[282] For this legislation and the numerous obstacles which were put in the way, in the shape of red-tapeism and supervision, see Buchenberger’s Agrarwesen und Agrarpolitik, Bd. ii. pp. 342–363, and p. 506, note.

[283] Buchenberger, l.c. Bd. ii. p. 510. The General Union of Agricultural Cooperation comprises an aggregate of 1,679 societies. In Silesia an aggregate of 32,000 acres of land has been lately drained by 73 associations; 454,800 acres in Prussia by 516 associations; in Bavaria there are 1,715 drainage and irrigation unions.

[284] See Appendix XII.

[285] For the Balkan peninsula see Laveleye’s Propriété Primitive.

[286] The facts concerning the village community, contained in nearly a hundred volumes (out of 450) of these inquests, have been classified and summed up in an excellent Russian work by “V.V.” The Peasant Community (Krestianskaya Obschina), St. Petersburg, 1892, which, apart from its theoretical value, is a rich compendium of data relative to this subject. The above inquests have also given origin to an immense literature, in which the modern village-community question for the first time emerges from the domain of generalities and is put on the solid basis of reliable and sufficiently detailed facts.

[287] The redemption had to be paid by annuities for forty-nine years. As years went, and the greatest part of it was paid, it became easier and easier to redeem the smaller remaining part of it, and, as each allotment could be redeemed individually, advantage was taken of this disposition by traders, who bought land for half its value from the ruined peasants. A law was consequently passed to put a stop to such sales.

[288] Mr. V.V., in his Peasant Community, has grouped together all facts relative to this movement. About the rapid agricultural development of South Russia and the spread of machinery English readers will find information in the Consular Reports (Odessa, Taganrog).

[289] In some instances they proceeded with great caution. In one village they began by putting together all meadow land, but only a small portion of the fields (about five acres per soul) was rendered communal; the remainder continued to be owned individually. Later on, in 1862–1864, the system was extended, but only in 1884 was communal possession introduced in full. — V.V.‘s Peasant Community, pp. 1–14.

[290] On the Mennonite village community see A. Klaus, Our Colonies (Nashi Kolonii), St. Petersburg, 1869.

[291] Such communal cultures are known to exist in 159 villages out of 195 in the Ostrogozhsk district; in 150 out of 187 in Slavyanoserbsk; in 107 village communities in Alexandrovsk, 93 in Nikolayevsk, 35 in Elisabethgrad. In a German colony the communal culture is made for repaying a communal debt. All join in the work, although the debt was contracted by 94 householders out of 155.

[292] Lists of such works which came under the notice of the zemstvo statisticians will be found in V.V.‘s Peasant Community, pp. 459–600.

[293] In the government of Moscow the experiment was usually made on the field which was reserved for the above-mentioned communal culture.

[294] Several instances of such and similar improvements were given in the Official Messenger, 1894, Nos. 256–258. Associations between “horseless” peasants begin to appear also in South Russia. Another extremely interesting fact is the sudden development in Southern West Siberia of very numerous cooperative creameries for making butter. Hundreds of them spread in Tobolsk and Tomsk, without any one knowing wherefrom the initiative of the movement came. It came from the Danish cooperators, who used to export their own butter of higher quality, and to buy butter of a lower quality for their own use in Siberia. After a several years’ intercourse, they introduced creameries there. Now, a great export trade has grown out of their endeavors.

[295] Toulmin Smith, English Guilds, London, 1870, Introd. p. xliii.

[296] The Act of Edward the Sixth — the first of his reign — ordered to hand over to the Crown “all fraternities, brotherhoods, and guilds being within the realm of England and Wales and other of the king’s dominions; and all manors, lands, tenements, and other hereditaments belonging to them or any of them” (English Guilds, Introd. p. xliii). See also Ockenkowski’s Englands wirtschaftliche Entwickelung im Ausgange des Mittelalters, Jena, 1879, chaps. ii-v.

[297] See Sidney and Beatrice Webb, History of Trade-Unionism, London, 1894, pp. 21–38.

[298] See in Sidney Webb’s work the associations which existed at that time. The London artisans are supposed to have never been better organized than in 1810–20.

[299] The National Association for the Protection of Labor included about 150 separate unions, which paid high levies, and had a membership of about 100,000. The Builders’ Union and the Miners’ Unions also were big organizations (Webb, l.c. p. 107).

[300] I follow in this Mr. Webb’s work, which is replete with documents to confirm his statements.