Um, I have a cane, and I am pretty sure it is bigger and more painful than the one he used to beat her with.

Want me to loan it to you for a while? I don't care if you return it with some dents/stains on it, though if you did, I'd be impressed.
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The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.
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