The Headmaster looked at the array of canes and tawses hanging neatly on hooks on the internal sides of the cupboard and selected the Senior School Ca...e. This was an extremely pliant length of bamboo just over three feet in length with some tape wound around the thicker end a couple of inches from the tip. He held the cane between his hands and flexed it into an arc and then sliced it through the air to with a sound that made Helen some fifteen feet away clench her buttocks involuntarily. He. "What does slavery make you think of?" she asked. She got the usual answer about slavery of Africans in the U.S. and slavery in the ancient world. "What about slavery in the modern world?" she asked.Most of the students didn't know. She continued by asking them what it meant to be a slave. Then she called on Jennifer. "Jennifer, come up to the front of the room and tell the class what you think it means to be a slave."At first Jennifer didn't know what to say. She knew Mrs. Brooks had a reason. “T–L–F–J!”“T–O?”“That there’s the one!” Tommy bellowed.“Which, T–O?” Lara asked. “Wait ... Is it just T–O–M–M–Y?”It was clear from their rampant amusement that it was indeed, just that.“Oh, you suck!” Lara cried. She reached down, picked up some soft snow and threw it over the pair of them.Muireann shrieked as the cold spray of flakes fell on her. Tommy didn’t waste any time, crouching down to gather what he could. He scrounged at the hard pack though, finding little to pick up. Muireann said. .. we need something a bit morefrilly. The sales lady was a bit shocked, and with that we all turned andexited the store...my face a vivid red in embarrassment.We walked about a block and finally entered a bridal store. A veryattractive lady, in her 40's greeted the ladies and looked at me with anappraising eye, sizing me up as she chatted with Jennifer and Holly.Jennifer then turned to me and said, "Sissy, this is Mrs. Walston. Sheand her staff are going to fit you for a lovely evening gown.".