To give himself time to think, Watson poured himself a glass of water. He took several sips and then and a long drink, before he felt he could trust his voice enough to continue. Before him sat the opportunity of a lifetime — something he had always dreamed about since his college days when he took a course in the history of education. It was there that he had first learned about something called “corporal punishment.” This was a disciplinary measure used in the dark ages before the more enlightened techniques of the Progressive Millennium were discovered as a means of modifying a youngster’s incorrect behavior.
As he sat staring at the girl, thoughts of corporal punishment kept going through his head. Of course it would never be used in these enlightened times. But Watson, who had develo
