Some teachers were known not to beat, others to beat ferociously, often with whatever came to hand. One Dickensian flagellator we’ll call Mr. Raymond (he went on to become headmaster elsewhere) was ...
But I was also a bit of a self-flagellator as well. I really wanted to do a good job. My two sisters were very, you know, “scary,” like very impressive. They were both Dux of St Cuthberts before me.