Who gave you authority to use corporal chastisement ?" "The boy has long deserved a good thrashing," he said, "and I'm glad I lost my temper sufficiently to give him a portion of his deserts.

If you wish to know the immediate cause, it simply was that he threw a book at his governess's head and hit her." "Mr.O'Gree," called out the doctor, "take your boys back to their duties, sir! I am quite unable to understand this disgraceful lack of discipline.

Every boy who is not at his seat in one minute will have five hundred verses of the Psalms to write out!--Mr.Waymark, I shall be obliged to you if you will step into my study." Five minutes after, Waymark was closeted with Dr.Tootle.The latter had all at once put off his appearance of indignation.
"Really," he began, "it's a great pity you let yourself be carried away like that.

I think it very probable indeed that Felix deserved castigation of some kind, but you would have done much better to report him to me, you know, and let me see to it.

You have put me in an awkward position.