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Among other things, I have piously preserved (though not for their rarity) certain proofs of man’s inventiveness. A whip with three lashes, a bamboo stick filled with lead, a miniature pillory — all homemade. These implements were employed by fathers and mothers; maybe they didn’t actually derive any pleasure from them, but one day (they kept repeating) the child would be grateful for their severity.

First Line: Go on, I say to my client.