peloklumper: The school secretary was on the phone when I entered her office. “I’m sorry
peloklumper: The school secretary was on the phone when I entered her office. “I’m sorry to hear you can’t come in today, Headmistress” I heard her say. “I hope you’re better soon.” I thought I’d escaped a severe caning, then she went on “No, of course I don’t mind caning him for you. The senior crook-handled cane. Fine. How many strokes? A dozen. Hard as I can. What’s that Headmistress? Forget the dozen? Just keep on caning him until he’s crying his eyes out? My pleasure, Headmistress. my pleasure.” Roger learned that, while he was blubbering uncontrollably after the first dozen strokes, the school secretary didn’t consider that he was “crying his eyes out” for another 2 dozen strokes and an additional 10 minutes later -- source link