In terms of getting a proper education, yes. And I had tutors that were able to deal with an impish child...
[He answers neutrally, befoe pausing, breathing in slowly before speaking]
The instructors would be considered cruel by modern standards, those who don't know how to behave properly are caned against the back of their thighs, sometimes for the simple reason as having the gall to correct them and humiliating them.
Bullying was implicitly encouraged to teach boys to 'man up' and to remind them of the proper social order.
I myself was often put in the basket in my younger years.
cw: child abuse because Victorians are fucking awful?
[He answers neutrally, befoe pausing, breathing in slowly before speaking]
The instructors would be considered cruel by modern standards, those who don't know how to behave properly are caned against the back of their thighs, sometimes for the simple reason as having the gall to correct them and humiliating them.
Bullying was implicitly encouraged to teach boys to 'man up' and to remind them of the proper social order.
I myself was often put in the basket in my younger years.