The wise Margaret of Navarre used to beat her daughter, Jeanne d'Albrecht, soundly for far less culpable lapses from duty.

Or she could be sent to a convent and put into a cell with rats, or she could be bidden to attend at a merry-making where the chief attraction was roast grocer's assistant.

But nowadays--what do you suggest ?" The unimaginative creature could suggest nothing.

She thought that I would know how to deal with the offence.

Perhaps preventive measures would be more efficacious than punishment.