pencil: George Levis

story: Francis Leroi

A curious peculiarity of the stories of George Levis (1924-1988), the great French designer, lies in the difference between what is described in the texts and what is represented graphically.
I have always found the innocence of words fascinating, in contrast to the explicit eroticism of images!
Story set in India, in the middle of the last century.
Henry, a British officer, and Virginia are recently engaged and are deepening their intimate relationship in small steps.
When his majesty's captain sees a precious diamond on his girlfriend's navel, he has a fit of jealousy.
Virginie manages to calm him down with oral intercourse, but then he leaves her to let off steam alone, again overcome by jealousy.
The diamond is a present from the maharaja and Henry goes looking for him.
He joins him during the tiger hunt.
The maharaja is enjoying the safari on the back of his elephant, while one of his courtesans satisfies him with her foot.
The captain arrives just in time to save the maharaja from a tiger's attack.
The captain confides to a friend that the diamond given to his fiancée belongs to a young English girl who has disappeared and has sworn to his father, Baron Crawley, to find it.
That night he sneaks into the maharaja's palace and helps the beautiful Gladys escape from the harem.
After escaping, to thank him, Gladys gives herself to him in the middle of the jungle.
Virginie is informed of her boyfriend's dangerous action.
Shocked by such recklessness, she starts to cry, but her stepmother brings her back to reality, fearing a betrayal with the beautiful lady she saved.
Virginie opposes the idea of betrayal, angering her stepmother who, in front of her brothers, punishes her with a whip.
Meanwhile, Henry and Gladys are surprised by bandits who rape the woman and force the captain to watch naked and excited.
They are saved by the rebel leader, who welcomes them into his hiding place.
The maharaja finds out where they are hiding and pushes Virginie to leave to join them.
Virginie falls into the maharaja's trap, who shoots Henry and captures the two women.
Gladys suffers the torture of the maharaja and reveals to Virginie her love for Henry.
When the captain helps them escape, she is left behind, heartbroken.
Seeking revenge, she offers herself to the maharaja in exchange for the two lovers' heads.
Henry and Gladys are joined on the train that will take them back to England.
Gladys manages to leave, but Henry is hit by a bullet in the head.
Meanwhile, Virginie has managed to escape from the harem and hides among the nurses of a field hospital.
The job of the nurses includes many extra "services" to the wounded soldiers and the young woman proves to be very gifted.
Henry survived the bullet but remained blind.
Finally the two boyfriends find each other, but Henry is about to be sentenced to death and Virginie, to save him, gives herself to the maharaja.
Everything ends well, however.
Virginie and Henry get married in England in a single ceremony with Gladys and her new love, Duke William Ashley.
The first night sees the two couples in a single, passionate orgy.