Hands

It was debated in my group, and we were kind of split down the middle, but I don't thnk Wing was gay. Affectionate, sure. Caring, absolutely. When he touched George, he withdrew his hands. Not for fear that he would go too far, but for fear that the action would be misinterpreted. He was just an affectionate, caring, loving teacher with feminine characteristics. It says in the story, that a young boy  "imagined unspeakable things." This boy dreamed that Wing had touched him or done inappropriate things and then "went forth to tell his dreams as facts." He didn't abuse those children at all, but when an accusation like that is made, it's a fucking witch hunt. You can't prove you didn't touch the kids, and that's apparently evidence enough to burn you at the stake. Or in Wing's case, beaten in the school yard.