\"Thataccountsforyournotknowingthemeaningoftawse，\"
saidI；\"hadyoureceivedtherudimentsofaclassicaleducationattheHighSchool，youwouldhaveknownthemeaningoftawsefullwell。Itisaleathernthong，withwhichrefractoryurchinsarerecalledtoasenseoftheirdutybythedominie。Tau—tawse—howsingular！\"
\"Icannotseewhatthetwowordshaveincommon，exceptaslightagreementinsound。\"
\"Youwillseetheconnection，\"saidI，\"whenIinformyouthatthethong，fromthemiddletothebottom，iscutorslitintotwoorthreeparts，fromwhichslitsorcuts，unlessI
amverymuchmistaken，itderivesitsname—tawse，athongwithslitsorcuts，usedforchastisingdisorderlyurchinsattheHighSchool，fromtheFrenchtailler，tocut；evidentlyconnectedwiththeChinesetau，aknife—howveryextraordinary！\"