"Toni, this is Miss Victoria Price, our head nurse," Miss Lynn explained. "I'll leave you with her."Your mother told me you were going to be a challen...e. I see what she meant," the older nurse smirked."What does that mean," Toni asked.The older woman came a little closer and replied, "Well, your mother is worried that with your attitude, she will never have the houseful of grandchildren she wants. Lynn promised her two years here and we would make you into the perfect mommy." 'Two years?' What. It was a joke that none of the girls were ever subjected to any sort of “forcing” because most of them were more than willing to step over the line of decent behavior if the boy would promise to keep his mouth shut.The coming weekend would be a warm-up for the jamboree the following month where there would be Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts from all over the United States to meet and exchange patches in time-worn ceremonies of trading and learning about other styles of Scouting.Cindy had devised a. "I am now about to use the brown crop," I announced.The first strike was placed an inch above the first one from the tan crop, and I did my best to keep it at the same strength. The resulting welt looked to be about the same."One, Mistress, from that crop. Four strokes in total. May I please have the next, Mistress?"I laid the next strike an inch below the second stroke, again making sure to equal the strength, so that I might judge the marks better."Two, Mistress, from that crop. Five strokes. -- + + + + + --At home, Moira missed Jason fiercely. But she had so much more work to do, to keep up her grades at the high school, that she appreciated Jason's problem and allowed him the space he required.They both often had dates Friday evenings. Jason usually came home Saturday evening, until football was over, then mid-morning on Saturday. He and Moira would talk, with great animation, about all the events of the week. He seemed just as interested in what her friends were saying about the.