Celia Rogers chuckled softly at the obvious discomfort in both students. She smiled in a warm and friendly way at Gemma. "I know, dear. It was just a lapse, that's all. That's why you are to receive a light punishment. After all, it is your first day, and you did hand over<em>all</em>your cigarettes, didn't you? Of course, if I were to discover later that you had another pack concealed in, say, your back pack, then I might have to inform Mistress Shaw, and believe me, her punishments are a lot worse than mine".<br/><br/>She smiled a mysterious smile as she said these last words. She knew full well from her own experience how enjoyable Mistress' punishments could be.<br/><br/>"Effie, dear, you must remain seated and remain silent while Gemma is being punished. If you don't then you will be punished too."<br/><br/>She placed a friendly hand on Gemma's shoulder and drew her towards the curtain. She pulled it back to reveal an area that was more like a cross between a gymnasium and a carpenter's workshop than a maths teacher's office. Her grip on Gemma tightened. "Do as you are told, dear and it will be over very quickly." She said, her tone was still light and friendly, but now, suddenly there was a certain hardness beneath the surface. She led Gemma towards an item that looked remarkably like a very low vaulting horse.