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- TaplowStudent of Mr. Crocker Harris
- Anyway, the Crock isn’t a sadist. That’s what I’m saying. He wouldn’t be so frightening if he were —because at least it would show he had some feelings. But he hasn’t. He’s all shrivelled up inside like a nut and he seems to hate people to like him. It’s funny, that. I don’t know any other master who doesn’t like being liked —
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- Frank Science teacher
- Good Lord! What are our schools coming to?
- Mr. Crocker Harrisclassical literature
- MillieWife of Crocker Harris
- I’ll take the blame. I tell you what — you can do a job for him. Take this prescription to the chemist and get it made up.
- All right, Mrs. Crocker-Harris.
- No, sir. I’m not. In form the other day he made one of his classical jokes. Of course nobody laughed because nobody understood it, myself included. Still, I knew he’d meant it as funny, so I laughed. Out of ordinary common politeness, and feeling a bit sorry for him for having made a poor joke. Now I can’t remember what the joke was, but suppose I make it. Now you laugh, sir.
- I’m sure you’re exaggerating.
- IMITATING(Crocker Harris)
- Taplow — you laughed at my little joke, I noticed. I must confess that I am pleased at the advance your Latin has made since you so readily have understood what the rest of the form did not. Perhaps, now, you would be good enough to explain it to them, so that they too can share your pleasure
- Well, of course, they are, sir. I won’t mention names, but you know them as well as I do. Of course I know most masters think we boys don’t understand a thing — but, sir, you’re different. You’re young — well, comparatively, anyway —and you’re science. You must know what sadism is
- Indeed? But I think you went on to say that some other masters ....
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