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In his hand he bore a long piece of a bridle rein, and this he fashioned into a tawse in sight of the whole school.

By my troth, sir," said the stranger, when the schoolmaster had concluded, "it's a pity that such a thing as tawse was not in use outside the school as well as inside.

I dinna think that e'er I had to raise the tawse to Sandy in my life.

The master recompensed my supposed contumacy with a sharp cut athwart the ears with his tawse; and again demanding the spelling of the word, I yet again spelt it as at first.

Outside the door he paused, weighing the chances of returning without the weapon; the master's tawse had been removed the night before, and he might put off the day of judgment until the judge collapsed.