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persevering attempts�察�I flattered myself I had partly shown them the evil of 

this pastime�察�and hoped�察�in time�察�to bring them to some general sense of 

justice and humanity�察�but ten minutes' birds'´nesting with uncle Robson�察�or 

even   a   laugh   from  him   at   some   relation   of   their   former   barbarities�察  �was 

sufficient   at   once   to   destroy   the   effect   of   my   whole   elaborate   course   of 

reasoning   and   persuasion。         Happily�察  �however�察  �during         that   spring�察  �they 

never�察    �but   once�察   �got   anything     but   empty    nests�察   �or  eggs    ´  being    too 

impatient to leave them till the birds were hatched�察�that once�察�Tom�察�who 

had been with his uncle into the neighbouring plantation�察�came running in 

high   glee   into   the   garden�察  �with   a   brood   of   little   callow   nestlings   in   his 

hands。      Mary   Ann       and   Fanny�察   �whom   I    was    just  bringing     out�察  �ran  to 

admire his spoils�察�and to beg each a bird for themselves。                      'No�察�not one��' 

cried Tom。        'They're all mine�察�uncle Robson gave them to me ´ one�察�two�察�

three�察  �four�察  �five   ´   you   shan't   touch   one   of   them�   �no�察  �not   one�察  �for   your 

lives��'    continued      he�察 �exultingly�察    �laying    the   nest   on   the   ground�察    �and 

standing      over    it  with   his   legs   wide    apart�察  �his   hands    thrust   into   his 

breeches´pockets�察  �his   body   bent   forward�察  �and   his   face   twisted   into   all 

manner of contortions in the ecstasy of his delight。 



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     'But   you   shall   see   me   fettle   'em  off。 My  word�察  �but   I WILL  wallop 

'em�拭    �See if I don't now。       By gum� �but there's rare sport for me in that 

nest。' 

     'But�察�Tom��'  said   I�察 �'I  shall   not   allow  you   to   torture  those birds。 They 

must either be killed at once or carried back to the place you took them 

from�察�that the old birds may continue to feed them。' 

     'But   you   don't   know   where   that   is�察  �Madam�此   �it's   only   me   and   uncle 

Robson that knows that。' 

     'But if you don't tell me�察�I shall kill them myself ´ much as I hate it。' 

     'You daren't。     You daren't touch them for your life� �because you know 

papa    and   mamma�察      �and   uncle   Robson�察    �would    be  angry。    Ha�察   �ha�  �I've 

caught you there�察�Miss��' 

     'I shall do what I think right in a case of this sort without consulting 

any one。      If your papa and mamma don't happen to approve of it�察�I shall 

be sorry to offend them�察�but your uncle Robson's opinions�察�of course�察�are 

nothing to me。' 

     So   saying   ´   urged   by   a   sense   of   duty   ´   at   the   risk   of   both   making 

myself sick and incurring the wrath of my employers ´ I got a large flat 

stone�察  �that   had   been   reared   up   for   a   mouse´trap   by   the   gardener�察  �then�察�

having once more vainly endeavoured to persuade the little tyrant to let the 

birds be carried back�察�I asked what he intended to do with them。                      With 

fiendish glee he commenced a list of torments�察�and while he was busied in 

the   relation�察  �I   dropped   the   stone   upon   his   intended   victims   and   crushed 

them   flat   beneath    it。  Loud    were   the  outcries�察  �terrible   the  execrations�察�

consequent upon this daring outrage�察�uncle Robson had been coming up 

the walk with his gun�察�and was just then pausing to kick his dog。                     Tom 

flew towards him�察�vowing he would make him kick me instead of Juno。 

Mr。 Robson leant upon his gun�察�and laughed excessively at the violence of 

his nephew's passion�察�and the bitter maledictions and opprobrious epithets 

he heaped upon me。          'Well�察�you ARE a good 'un��' exclaimed he�察�at length�察�

taking   up   his   weapon   and   proceeding   towards   the   house。      'Damme�察  �but 

the lad has some spunk in him�察�too。 Curse me�察�if ever I saw a nobler little 

scoundrel than that。       He's beyond petticoat government already�此              �by God� �

he defies mother�察�granny�察�governess�察�and all�              �Ha�察�ha�察�ha�      �Never mind�察�



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Tom�察�I'll get you another brood to´morrow。' 

     'If you do�察�Mr。 Robson�察�I shall kill them too��' said I。 

     'Humph��'   replied   he�察  �and   having   honoured   me   with   a   broad   stare   ´ 

which�察  �contrary   to   his   expectations�察  �I   sustained   without   flinching   ´   he 

turned away with an air of supreme contempt�察�and stalked into the house。 

Tom next went to tell his mamma。                It was not her way to say much on 

any subject�察�but�察�when she next saw me�察�her aspect and demeanour were 

doubly   dark   and   chilled。     After   some   casual   remark   about   the   weather�察�

she   observed   ´   'I   am   sorry�察  �Miss   Grey�察  �you   should   think   it   necessary   to 

interfere     with   Master     Bloomfield's      amusements�察      �he    was   very    much 

distressed about your destroying the birds。' 

     'When   Master   Bloomfield's   amusements   consist   in   injuring   sentient 

creatures��' I answered�察�'I think it my duty to interfere。' 

     'You   seemed   to   have   forgotten��'   said   she�察  �calmly�察  �'that   the   creatures 

were all created for our convenience。' 

     I thought that doctrine   admitted some   doubt�察 �but   merely  replied ´   'If 

they were�察�we have no right to torment them for our amusement。' 

     'I   think��'   said   she�察  �'a   child's   amusement   is   scarcely   to   be   weighed 

against the welfare of a soulless brute。' 

     'But�察�for the child's own sake�察�it ought not to be encouraged to have 

such amusements��' answered I�察�as meekly as I could�察�to make up for such 

unusual     pertinacity。     ';Blessed     are   the  merciful�察   �for  they   shall   obtain 

mercy。;' 

     'Oh� �of course�察�but that refers to our conduct towards each other。' 

     ';The merciful man shows mercy to his beast�察�' I ventured to add。 

     'I think YOU have not shown much mercy��' replied she�察�with a short�察�

bitter laugh�察�'killing the poor birds by wholesale in that shocking manner�察�

and putting the dear boy to such misery for a mere whim。' 

     I judged it prudent to say no more。            This was the nearest approach to 

a quarrel I ever had with Mrs。 Bloomfield�察�as well as the greatest number 

of words I ever exchanged with her at one time�察�since the day of my first 

arrival。 

     But   Mr。   Robson   and   old   Mrs。   Bloomfield   were   not   the   only   guests 

whose   coming   to   Wellwood   House   annoyed   me�察  �every   visitor   disturbed 



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me more or less�察�not so much because they neglected me ��though I did feel 

their conduct strange and disagreeable in that respect���察�as because I found 

it   impossible   to   keep   my   pupils   away   from   them�察  �as   I   was   repeatedly 

desired to do�此      �Tom must talk to them�察�and Mary Ann must be noticed by 

them。     Neither the one nor the other knew what it was to feel any degree 

of   shamefacedness�察  �or   even   common   modesty。             They   would   indecently 

and clamorously interrupt the conversation of their elders�察�tease them with 

the most impertinent questions�察�roughly collar the gentlemen�察�climb their 

knees uninvited�察�hang about their shoulders or rifle their pockets�察�pull the 

ladies' gowns�察�disorder their hair�察�tumble their collars�察�and importunately 

beg for their trinkets。 

     Mrs。 Bloomfield had the sense to be shocked and annoyed at all this�察�

but she had not sense to prevent it�此            �she expected me to prevent it。      

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