Dobbin quivered, and gathered himself up in his narrow old clothes.
"Take that, you little devil!" cried Mr.Cuff, and down came the wicket again on the child's hand .-- Don't be horrified, ladies, every boy at a public school has done it.

Your children will so do and be done by, in all probability.

Down came the wicket again; and Dobbin started up.
I can't tell what his motive was.

Torture in a public school is as much licensed as the knout in Russia.

It would be ungentlemanlike (in a manner) to resist it.