“It was used to discipline generations of young women at Miss Emily Middleton’s Academy in Stirling.” He drew the firm leather across her other ...heek, continuing, “Most public girls’ schools in the British Isles only used the tawse on outstretched hands, which is indeed most cruel. Miss Emily’s was, thank goodness, was a far more enlightened establishment. Misbehaving girls were sent to the headmistress, who administered six strokes to their bare buttocks, as they leaned over her desk…” He drew. , I thinkI've found somebody. Thank you anyway, John."Sabrina's eyes perked up and a smile came back to her face. I smiledback at her."Well, you know where to find me. Good luck." John shook my handbefore walking out the door.Sabrina rushed over and shut the door behind him then turned to me. Weembraced and began a long passionate kiss. When we finally partedSabrina smiled and said, "Fix your lipstick sweetheart. We're takingthe rest of the day off. You need some new clothes."Sabrina. Her head felt warm, and something tickled down the side of her cheek. She tentatively touched it, feeling the thick warm blood on her cold fingers. ‘ohhhh,’ Ava groaned, her head spinning. Slowly and carefully she pulled herself to the washstand which had also toppled at some stage trying to find some water and a soft cloth. It was dark, and she couldn’t find any of the candles. It hit her how long she must have been unconscious. For a moment there she couldn’t even remember where she was. The. ’ See? Didn’t I tell you? ‘Instead you have clothes over chairs made up to look like people. Have you lost your mind? You need to find a job. You need to get out of this house more.’ ‘I, uhm, just didn’t want to eat Christmas dinner alone.’ ‘You are alone, loser. There’s no one here but your laundry.’ ‘Shh, they’ll hear you. You’re embarrassing me in front of my friends.’ ‘Who? What friends? You have no friends. They aren’t real, Joey. They are just your clothes arranged over the backs andtops.