Possible Clues:

• A deputy head present - with stick!
• Stay attached to
• It's up to the Father to get a stick at this point
• Take a stick to Father back here
• Stick like a stamp
• Had resolved before to remain loyal to
• Does he read badly? Stick at it!
• Does he read badly? Stick at it
• Tortured head on stick
• Stick a broken head on about this