Barnes for being late, then another with Mrs. Gourley, my English teacher for messing about in the corridor as my class waited for her to arrive for t...e lesson, as well as three trips to Miss Benson’s office to have her administer a dozen full-force whacks with her large plimsoll across my bare bottom.Although against the rules, Miss Helen Benson, the Head of Girls’ PE at Riverside Comp, knew that she was far too established at the school to have any misbehaving girl question her, or dare to go. For now, we just go on with our jobs and hope for the best.”“Are you in danger, Gunny?” Taz asked him.He shrugged with feigned indifference. “I took over Sparky’s platoon when they pulled him off the line. I followed some orders to further the resolution. About a week after you all left, however, I changed my mind and came out against the resolution and have been on record as opposed to it ever since. Who knows?”“I’m sure they’ll take that into consideration,” Taz said.“I’m prepared to answer. Lieutenants might exist to give commands but sergeants were the part of the great military machine that made things happen. Chocolate had plainly disobeyed and Hotlips had failed spectacularly. It was the time of the sergeant, not the mouthing officer. Lyra stepped forward with fluid combat grace and scooped up the shovel from where it had fallen near Chocolate’s feet. She swung it high and brought the flat work surface down with brain-jarring force onto Buttercup’s head. She tossed the. ‘Being the brightest jewel in the crown ain’t one of those qualities.’ Dutch Winslow wasn’t afraid to let a man know where he stood, a dame either for that matter. Moe had seen it a few times with some of the broads Dutch had working for him at Flamingo’s. Dutch couldn’t afford his waitresses coming across like pro skirts. If one of them got too edgy, Dutch would take care of it. Many a kitten came back from Dutch’s office with scared rabbit eyes and an adjusted attitude. Dutch also played it.