WANDA DIEDYS

"I'm not so sure that it will be blackmail, "I answered Sylvia, smugly. "You enjoyed punishing me before. The only addition this time, will be the bondage.

"You

"That's different," Valerie hastened to explain. provoked me into that. You did a very mean and treacherous thing when you bit my tongue. And I'm beginning to believe that you did it on purpose, just to get me to do what I did."

retorted

"Don't try to justify Y yourself, Valerie Dickens," the young girl angrily. "I've been in your class long enough to know that you take a great deal of pleasure out of punishing kids."

"That's different," Valerie explained, "And you know it. That is just part of the procedures inherent in the educational

process.

[1 "That's baloney, retorted Sylvia, in turn, "Punishment is punishment, no matter why it is inflicted. And everything in this world is part of the educational process, so to justify punishment by education is to justify it under all circumstances." "You think you are very clever, don't you?" an annoyed Valerie Dickens answered.

"It is you who thinks that of me. Otherwise, you would not have brought it up. I think the best lesson you learned tonight is to be honest with yourself and your feelings, instead of pretending that they aren't there. Now, get on with the bondage, or I'll have to report to Earl that you haven't learned your lessons yet, and need a repeat course.

Valerie had no other choice, but to do the girl's bidding. This was bondage in reverse. Her bondage was to put someone else in bondage, which was bondage, nevertheless. She carefully

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