"He was no doubt wondering himself when he entered, still sullen.
"I said to him, 'Kin, I could give you as punishment a hundred strokes of the rattan. I could put you on rice and water for a month, or I could put you to a room for a week in solitary confinement. But I am not going to do either or any of them. I am going to pray for you!"
"'I don't want you to, sir!' he cried in alarm.
"'Kneel down!' I said to him.
"'I don't want to.'
"'Kneel down, I say!'
"'I won't!'
"'But this is your punishment. You would submit to the rattan if I imposed that. You must submit to this!' I said.
"'I hate prayer!'
"'Kneel down, boy!'