When the author says, "Punishment isn't made legitimate by the presence of an audience," she MOST LIKELY means...
The only legitimate form of punishment is conducted in private.
An audience does not determine if punishment is legal.
Only a judge of the court can assign a public punishment.
A formal sentencing is not required for private punishment.

I look up at my ceiling and I was sealing my thoughts I had seen a painting of a deer thinking of a letter I wrote to my dear Aunt Grace. The next day I was told I had a test due Friday and I needed to do it. Walking home my shoes got wet from the dew on the grass as a bird flew, I started to feel sick so I went to the doctor and found out I had the Flu. We went home and mom opened up the fireplace and started a fire but no smoke came out of the chimney and realized the flue was blocked. And that was all of Wednesday-Friday.  

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I hope I impressed you enough for my first brainliest.