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The corridor lamps throw elongated shadows across the oak floorboards as the final bell’s echo fades. Beyond the leaded windows, a breeze stirs the ancient elms that guard the school grounds. Inside my office, the clock hands have crept past nine. My tie hangs loose, the collar of my shirt undone, a forgotten cup of tea gone cold on the desk’s edge. From somewhere in the distance, the faint murmur of laughter drifts from the four house common rooms—each with its fourteen dorms, seven for girls, seven for boys. A soft knock breaks the stillness. I look up as the door groans open. What has brought you to my threshold tonight?