My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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Page 50
... hands being held on one side and his feet on the other , while the master , pulling the boy's trousers tight with one hand , laid on the cane with great vigour with the other . Mr. Crutwell always caned the boys himself , but the other ...
... hands being held on one side and his feet on the other , while the master , pulling the boy's trousers tight with one hand , laid on the cane with great vigour with the other . Mr. Crutwell always caned the boys himself , but the other ...
Page 53
... hand was not only black and swollen from blows , but had the skin cut , and was covered with blood . In this case I think a complaint was made by the boy's parents , and Mr. H. was informed privately that he must be more moderate in the ...
... hand was not only black and swollen from blows , but had the skin cut , and was covered with blood . In this case I think a complaint was made by the boy's parents , and Mr. H. was informed privately that he must be more moderate in the ...
Page 57
... hand of two or four or even a higher number from some other boy ; then with an equal number of his own he tried to pitch them into the hole , and if all or any even number remained in he won the whole , while if the number was odd he ...
... hand of two or four or even a higher number from some other boy ; then with an equal number of his own he tried to pitch them into the hole , and if all or any even number remained in he won the whole , while if the number was odd he ...
Page 60
... hand , when I was one day told to use my right . No doubt I could have done this without much trouble , but I seemed to feel that to make such a change would be singular , would draw the attention of my brothers and sisters to me , and ...
... hand , when I was one day told to use my right . No doubt I could have done this without much trouble , but I seemed to feel that to make such a change would be singular , would draw the attention of my brothers and sisters to me , and ...
Page 61
... hand and sometimes the other , till at last , when the holidays or my next birthday came , or I first had new clothes on , I was to complete the victory over myself by discarding the left - hand spoon altogether . One other case of this ...
... hand and sometimes the other , till at last , when the holidays or my next birthday came , or I first had new clothes on , I was to complete the victory over myself by discarding the left - hand spoon altogether . One other case of this ...
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