“This boy must be a great trial to you Miss Ross”
“Yes he is, a great trial Miss Fleetwood”
” If he gives you any trouble you know how best to deal with him”
” A well smacked bottom?2
” Yes, a well smacked bottom and if that doesn’t work send him down to me and I shall see what I can find in my cupboard for him.
Are you smiling at me young man?
Get on with your work and don’t you dare get into any fights again.
They were golden days, with plenty of both laughter and tears.
Another incident that stands out in my mind is when Miss Ross got sick of my friend, Michael and i being silly together and moved us to opposite sides of the classroom.
I sat next to a paragons of saintly virtues, a little girl called Teresa who was a house captain.
She was the sort of little girl that abhors naughtiness, especially in boys which is why she had been selected as a suitable neighbour.
