“Bing, apply the palm!”

“Oh, no, no!” screamed Boltwood. “What do you want me to say?”

“Do you really love your Lotta?”

“I adore her!”

“How nice! Will you be a good boy if you are permitted to sit up like a man?”

“Yes.”

“You won’t kick and make a muss?”

“Well, I——”

“Bing, perhaps another application——”

“Oh, I won’t kick!” gasped the freshman, in a hurry.