corporal punishment

It is sometimes suggested, normally by socialists, that corporal punishment is damaging. I beg to differ.

In my experience, Nanny would often administer sound thrashings and it never did me any harm, although it did make me late for high tea at the club this afternoon. There I met my good friend Max, who's having a few problems at the moment so, to take his mind off it, I offered to take him loster fishing at the weekend. Now, this may surprise you but when I go lobster fishing I always take my young personal assistant Jemima, although I would normally say that the open sea is no place for the fairer sex! But she has an excellent memory and always remembers where we left our lobster pots – it is where she tossed a large buoy over the side on the way out.

Jemima is a rather good cook as well, which is a blessed relief after Lady Collar's cooking, I should say! She does a rather fine lobster, as it happens. Some claim that killing them by dropping them into boiling water is cruel. Nonsense! The lobsters enjoy it and it is more humane than shooting them. I think for afters we shall sample some of Jemima's rather fine melons. Insist on the Afghan variety!