ole affair, but they now became aware that footsteps were
approaching. Fortunately for them, as they thought, the noise of the
gravel underfoot was distinguishable at such a distance that they had
time to arrange their clothes, and when Dale's mother appeared at the
arbour, she found them, on entering, quietly seated and talking
together; and thanks to the youth's discharge in his cousin's sweet
mouth, without any tell-tale flushings of his face. Little did they
suspect she had already seen all.

This then was Master Dale's misconduct, and this it was that had been
fully and minutely detailed in the note sent by this mother to the
doctor, with a request that he should punish him well in whatever way
he should think proper. The note further begged to know the terms for
his becoming a boarder with the doctor, as she could no longer have him
residing in her house with her orphan niece, whose guardian she was.
You may easily imagine the double delight of the doctor. Another
boarder, a point of some consequence to him after a previous scandal
which, although hushed up, had deprived him of house pupils; and now
with two, he foresaw a quick return to his full number; and then his
delight at having to flog young Dale, and the erotic pleasure of
drawing from him the exciting description of their young loves and
voluptuous actions.

"Now Master Dale," said the doctor, "you and I have an account to
settle, follow me."

And without a word further he led him into his private room, where, as
was generally understood in the school, he birched the worst offenders.
Arrived in the room alone with the young culprit, he locked the door,
and taking a large cutting birch rod from a closet, sat down on a sofa.
He called the youth to him and told him to unbutton and let down his
trousers, and tuck up his shirt well under his waistcoat. This being
done, the doctor said--

"Now, Master Dale, we shall see if this birch will cool your itching
for feeling your pretty cousin's private parts."

Poor Dale had never yet been punished more severely than by the hand of
his mamma, and certainly trembled at the sight of the formidable birch
rod threatening his now bare bottom; yet, notwithstanding his fears,
the allusion to the pretty private parts of his cousin so fired his
imagination that his cock instantly stiffened and stood out, to the
infinite delight of the doctor, who augured therefrom a future further
felicity. Keeping him standing close be