Another boy for the Silent Toughness series: It is said that in ancient Sparta the boys had to take severe punishment in silence. They were not allowed to cry out, flinch or even move a muscle. They had to stay totally impassive. If they made a noise, moved or groaned it was a disgrace! Christian is asked to endure such a punishment, and to compete with other guys, to see who is the more stoic. Christian's firm athletic backside is a testament to real punishment all gained through painful and hard tests of endurance, with cane and with wooden paddle