A Life in the Day of Rosemary Booker - The Woody Back to School ...
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12<br />
<strong>The</strong> Sound <strong>of</strong> Spank<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Speak<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> Claire, we are cross<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong><br />
quadrangle when we happen upon her. Nixdown and<br />
I exchange know<strong>in</strong>g glances. <strong>The</strong> mystery <strong>of</strong> which<br />
poor soul we had overheard be<strong>in</strong>g beaten bandy, not<br />
thirty m<strong>in</strong>utes earlier, has probably been solved.<br />
Claire is dressed <strong>in</strong> one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> beautifully cut<br />
block red hack<strong>in</strong>g jacket style blazers that symbolize<br />
her as a member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Elite. She has her fists thrust<br />
<strong>in</strong><strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> side-pockets and she is walk<strong>in</strong>g with an<br />
unmistakably straight-legged gait. Everyth<strong>in</strong>g about<br />
Claire is naturally fel<strong>in</strong>e, her eyes, her nose, her<br />
mouth, <strong>the</strong> way she moves her tall slender body, so<br />
watch<strong>in</strong>g her take slow steps is extremely noticeable.<br />
“Heyho Claire-bear,” calls out Nixdown<br />
cheerfully. “Looks like you’ve been <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> wars.” As I<br />
say Nix has a lascivious <strong>in</strong>terest <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong>se matters.<br />
Claire turns around. She smiles th<strong>in</strong>ly. “Paul<strong>in</strong>e<br />
beat me fuck<strong>in</strong>g bandy,” she groans.<br />
Claire’s fa<strong>the</strong>r is <strong>the</strong> M<strong>in</strong>ister for Extreme Social<br />
Rehabilitation and is responsible for oversee<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong><br />
adm<strong>in</strong>istration <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> three ma<strong>in</strong> <strong>Back</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>School</strong> Units,