Maria waited outside the Master’s study, listening with dread to the sounds from within. The magistrate had sentenced her to 20 strokes of the cane; she really didn’t know if she’d be able to bear that many. The last victim had only
Maria waited outside the Master’s study, listening with dread to the sounds from within. The magistrate had sentenced her to 20 strokes of the cane; she really didn’t know if she’d be able to bear that many. The last victim had only