But it seemed that Aunt Blanche narrowed the margins of tolerance, and watched him even closer. She spanked him seven more memorable timed that summer. Gratefully, five of the spankings were administered in private, and while they were probably heard by anyone close to Blanche’s house, at least they couldn’t be seen. To his great shame however, Billy was briskly spanked in front of his friends for sassing Aunt Blanche. And to his absolute horror, he was soundly spanked, bare bottomed, in a crowded market because he’d been pouting. Each of the seven spankings were as excruciatingly painful and humiliating as the first one Blanche had given him in view of Miss Parsons. And despite his best intentions, he was bewitched by Edith Parsons. Edith found the need, and paddled his bare bottom twice with that awful hairbrush.
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