‘Well, when word got round all the departments that I’d fired those two, the other teachers - bless them - are quaking in their shoes that they’ll be next, and oh, it gives them all reason to be on their best behaviour.’ 

His eyebrow raised craftily at her. ‘Mr Harrison practically bowed when he held the door open for me in the staff room, looking all the more like a beggar with the baked bean he had stuck to his lip.’

She laughed in surprise. ‘Well, thanks again sir, not for my sake - well yeah for my sake - I mean, school doesn’t feel quite as, you know, skive-worthy right now! And Archery, too?’ she raised her eyebrow back at him.

‘Hmm. Not sure it’s going to be such a good idea to put into the hands of Killingbeck’s...

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