?Very well then,? the headmistress told her. ?As an additional punishment for your disobedience, you will receive an extra 6 strokes, making a total o... 12 in all. Do you have anything to say to me, Linda?? ?Sorry, Miss Taylor. It won?t happen again. Thank you, Miss Taylor.?Then the headmistress went back to her work with renewed vigour. A desperate Linda somehow managed to count the remaining strokes and express her gratitude for each one, in spite of the fact that she was howling and sobbing. As casually as I could, I opened the blanket up that was at my side and spread it over my body, pulling it up to my neck from underneath, like it was a duvet. Laura caught my eye and grinned at me. It was a knowing grin. I grinned back with a more innocent, embarrassed one and closed my eyes again, probably a little red-faced.The next thing I knew Laura appeared to check that her mother was asleep and then discreetly slid her right arm under the side of my blanket. I opened my eyes sharply and. Here he had to certify the sudden unexpected death of an old woman.The paramedics and police had arrived on scene a couple of hours before the good doctor was able to attend. Cameron had to complete a house call some distance away, treating a sick child.The deceased, a woman in her eighties, had enjoyed recent good health and, after examining her, Cameron agreed with the paramedic who was first on scene, that it looked like she had suffered from a cardiac arrest. There appeared nothing. She given me all papers of her husband and I asked her to come in on coming Friday so that I complete my paper works and given her my mobile no., On that day I had lot of office work to be done as for that we have to prepare lot of documents. She ringed me in evening of Friday I planned to work till late that day. As that was a festival time almost all staff of office was on leave.I asked her can she come in a hour in my office so that I may complete her husband work. So that day me and pretty.