Lilian went next. She tried the begging route, but my Mother was having none of it. She also got five hard whacks, jumping out of position after each one. She was openly sobbing by the third.
Then it was the turn of Connie, the ringleader. She was hysterical and completely uncooperative. She was yelling that the teacher couldn’t spank her and that her Mother wouldn’t let it happen and generally carrying on. My Mother told her that she was embarrassing herself and that she ought to take her punishment like a big girl. Even the other girls were encouraging Connie to just get it over with.
Connie, however, still refused to assume the position. My Mother eventually told her that if she wouldn’t take her whacks in the cloakroom, she would be sent to the principal’s office. The latter had a fierce reputation as a slipperer– you did not want to get spanked by him!
