Fagging

Norton Folgate said that Reginald Rigsby's fag at Eton College must have been begging for the cane every time he burnt the toast. (AUDIO: Parasite ^[+]Loading...["Parasite (audio story)"])

Armitage had a fag who never let out a peep, even when he branded him with a toasting fork. He sometimes saw him at the Foreign Office and could see that he still had the mark. Norton reminded Armitage of his fag. (AUDIO: The Unbegotten ^[+]Loading...["The Unbegotten (audio story)"])

Oliver Harper said that he had had enough of fagging at school. (AUDIO: The Perpetual Bond ^[+]Loading...["The Perpetual Bond (audio story)"])

Behind the scenes

• The term 'fagging' is an archaic, slang term describing the act of younger students performing menial tasks for older students in boarding schools, such as cleaning uniform or running errands.