No doubt there would also be a reflection, that I did not want to bend over under my headmaster’s cane to take six strokes. The four that I had received at the age of 12, had been more than enough to convince me that I did not want another dose, thank you very much.
I am pretty sure that I would have politely asked the head, to please contact my parents,as I wanted them to be involved in this incident.
What I would have done if he then refused, and thundered at me not to be impertinent, and to bend over at once, I do not know, and likely never will.
I am just extremely glad that I was never placed into this position.