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schoolroom�察�and my new books。' 

     'And   MY   schoolroom�察  �and   MY   new   books�察  �Tom��'   said   Mary   Ann。 

'They're mine too。' 

     'They're MINE��' replied he decisively。             'Come along�察�Miss Grey ´ I'll 

escort you。' 

     When   the   room   and   books   had   been   shown�察  �with   some   bickerings 

between the brother and sister that I did my utmost to appease or mitigate�察�

Mary Ann brought   me her doll�察 �and began to be very  loquacious on   the 

subject     of  its  fine   clothes�察   �its  bed�察  �its  chest   of   drawers�察   �and    other 

appurtenances�察  �but   Tom   told   her   to   hold   her   clamour�察  �that   Miss   Grey 

might     see  his   rocking´horse�察     �which�察   �with   a  most   important     bustle�察  �he 

dragged forth from its corner into the middle of the room�察�loudly calling 

on   me   to   attend   to   it。 Then�察  �ordering   his   sister   to   hold   the   reins�察  �he 

mounted�察�and made me stand for ten minutes�察�watching how manfully he 

used   his   whip   and   spurs。    Meantime�察  �however�察  �I   admired   Mary   Ann's 

pretty   doll�察  �and   all   its   possessions�察  �and   then   told   Master   Tom   he   was   a 

capital rider�察 �but   I   hoped he   would not use   his   whip   and   spurs so   much 

when he rode a real pony。 

     'Oh�察  �yes�察  �I   will��'   said   he�察  �laying   on   with   redoubled   ardour。 'I'll   cut 

into him like smoke�         �Eeh� �my word� �but he shall sweat for it。' 

     This   was   very   shocking�察  �but   I   hoped   in   time   to   be   able   to   work   a 



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reformation。 

     'Now you must put on your bonnet and shawl��' said the little hero�察�'and 

I'll show you my garden。' 

     'And MINE��' said Mary Ann。 

     Tom lifted his fist with a menacing gesture�察�she uttered a loud�察�shrill 

scream�察�ran to the other side of me�察�and made a face at him。 

     'Surely�察�Tom�察�you would not strike your sister�              �I hope I shall NEVER 

see you do that。' 

     'You will sometimes�此        �I'm obliged to do it now and then to keep her in 

order。' 

     'But it is not your business to keep her in order�察�you know ´ that is for ´ 

' 

     'Well�察�now go and put on your bonnet。' 

     'I don't know ´ it is so very cloudy and cold�察�it seems likely to rain�察 � 

and you know I have had a long drive。' 

     'No matter ´ you MUST come�察�I shall allow of no excuses��' replied the 

consequential       little  gentleman。      And�察    �as  it  was    the  first  day   of   our 

acquaintance�察�I thought I might as well indulge him。                  It was too cold for 

Mary Ann to venture�察�so she stayed with her mamma�察�to the great relief of 

her brother�察�who liked to have me all to himself。 

     The   garden   was   a   large   one�察  �and   tastefully   laid   out�察  �besides   several 

splendid dahlias�察�there were some other fine flowers still in bloom�此                     �but 

my companion would not give me time to examine them�此�I must go with 

him�察   �across    the  wet    grass�察  �to  a  remote    sequestered      corner�察  �the   most 

important place in the grounds�察�because it contained HIS garden。                       There 

were two round beds�察�stocked with a variety of plants。                 In one there was a 

pretty little rose´tree。     I paused to admire its lovely blossoms。 

     'Oh�察�never mind that��' said he�察�contemptuously。                 'That's only MARY 

ANN'S garden�察�look�察�THIS is mine。' 

     After   I   had   observed   every   flower�察  �and   listened   to   a   disquisition   on 

every   plant�察  �I   was   permitted   to   depart�察  �but   first�察  �with   great   pomp�察  �he 

plucked      a  polyanthus      and   presented     it  to   me�察  �as   one   conferring     a 

prodigious   favour。       I   observed�察  �on   the   grass   about   his   garden�察  �certain 

apparatus of sticks and corn�察�and asked what they were。 



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     'Traps for birds。' 

     'Why do you catch them��' 

     'Papa says they do harm。' 

     'And what do you do with them when you catch them��' 

     'Different things。      Sometimes I give them to the cat�察�sometimes I cut 

them in pieces with my penknife�察�but the next�察�I mean to roast alive。' 

     'And why do you mean to do such a horrible thing��' 

     'For two reasons�此      �first�察�to see how long it will live ´ and then�察�to see 

what it will taste like。' 

     'But   don't   you    know    it  is  extremely    wicked     to  do   such   things�拭�

Remember�察�the birds can feel as well as you�察�and think�察�how would you 

like it yourself��' 

     'Oh�察�that's nothing�      �I'm not a bird�察�and I can't feel what I do to them。' 

     'But you will have to feel it some time�察�Tom�此             �you have heard where 

wicked people   go   to   when   they  die�察  �and   if   you   don't   leave   off   torturing 

innocent birds�察�remember�察�you will have to go there�察�and suffer just what 

you have made them suffer。' 

     'Oh�察  �pooh�    �I   shan't。  Papa   knows   how   I   treat   them�察  �and   he   never 

blames me for it�此      �he says it is just what HE used to do when HE was a 

boy。    Last summer�察�he gave me a nest full of young sparrows�察�and he saw 

me pulling off their legs and wings�察�and heads�察�and never said anything�察�

except that they were nasty things�察�and I must not let them soil my trousers�此�

end Uncle  Robson   was there too�察 �and   he  laughed�察 �and said   I  was   a  fine 

boy。' 

     'But what would your mamma say��' 

     'Oh�察�she doesn't care� �she says it's a pity to kill the pretty singing birds�察�

but the naughty sparrows�察�and mice�察�and rats�察�I may do what I like with。 

So now�察�Miss Grey�察�you see it is NOT wicked。' 

     'I still think it is�察�Tom�察�and perhaps your papa and mamma would think 

so too�察�if they thought much about it。           However��' I internally added�察�'they 

may say what they please�察�but I am determined you shall do nothing of the 

kind�察�as long as I have power to prevent it。' 

     He next took me across the lawn to see his mole´traps�察�and then into 

the   stack´yard   to   see   his   weasel´traps�此  �one   of   which�察  �to   his   great   joy�察�



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contained   a   dead   weasel�察  �and   then   into   the   stable   to   see�察  �not   the   fine 

carriage´horses�察  �but   a   little   rough   colt�察  �which   he   informed   me   had   been 

bred on purpose for him�察�and he was to ride it as soon as it was properly 

trained。     I tried to amuse the little fellow�察�and listened to all his chatter as 

complacently   as   I   could�察  �for   I   thought   if   he   had   any   affections   at   all�察  �I 

would endeavour to win them�察�and then�察�in time�察�I might be able to show 

him the error of his ways�此          �but I looked in vain for that generous�察�noble 

spirit his mother talked of�察�though I could see he was not without a certain 

degree of quickness and penetration�察�when he chose to exert it。 

     When   we   re´entered   the   house   it   was   nearly   tea´time。     Master   Tom 

told me that�察�as papa was from home�察�he and I and Mary Ann were to have 

tea with mamma�察�for a treat�察�for�察�on such occasions�察�she always dined at 

luncheon´time with them�察�instead of at six o'clock。 Soon after tea�察 �Mary 

Ann went to bed�察�but Tom favoured us with his company and conversation 

till eight。   After he was gone�察�Mrs。 Bloomfield further enlightened me on 

the subject   of her  children's dispositions   and  acquirements�察 �and   on  what 

they were to learn�察�and how they were to be managed�察�and cautioned me to 

mention their defects to no one but herself。               My mother had warned me 

before to menti

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