That will bring up the slugger, Jones.

Do you know what it’s like, Brannan, to be flogged and hairbrushed, kicked and cursed every day of your school life? I’m treated worse than a dog and nobody gives a damn—least of all the masters.

The incurvation or bending of a ray of light, incident on such a surface.

John, in his most poker-faced manner, continued to explain the rules.