Word: whips
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...over-slept myself this morning beyond six o'clock. On this account I was unable to cleanse the shoes of my master F., a Senior, but was obliged to hurry to Chapel. Consequently, when I returned after breakfast, F. called me into his room, and taking down a whip he is wont to use in riding, despite my entreaties, he so belabored my shoulders that I almost fainted. This is the first occasion that I have not attended to my duties, and I have no words to express my anger towards F. However, there is consolation in thinking that...