Jacob listened with a morbid curiosity ... he knew it was that slave who was receiving a vasectomy.  He felt compassion for this poor man ... a slave, subject to another's whims.  How did he become a slave, he wondered.  A sudden panic griped Jacob ... wonder if he was mistaken for a slave?  He laughed at himself for thinking it ... His attention turned to the muffled screams.  He tightened his thighs against himself as the thought made him feel weak ... he turned away and tried to sleep.  His thoughts as he drifted off were of Mirelle ...