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And there were the De Vallery girls either of them would have married him, and been a suitable wife for him; and he must needs go and throw himself away on a little country chit, who could have been equally happy, and much more suitably mated, with her father's curate.
I can take very good care of myself, and so I don't want her to go out with me any more." "I am afraid, Norman, you were not behaving well. I must learn from Fanny what occurred," said Mrs Vallery. "I will assist you to change your clothes; these are certainly not fit to appear in at dinner." Norman was very taciturn while his mamma was dressing him.
"My dear," he said, turning to his wife, "take Norman in and put him to bed. I cannot look at him any more to-night." Mrs Vallery took Norman by the hand and led him into the house. Mrs Leslie said nothing, but she was glad to find that her son-in-law considered it necessary to try and put a stop to one of the bad ways of his son.
This made him angry, and he entirely forgot all that Fanny in her gentle way had told him about forgiveness. Once more he hardened his heart and thought that now he was equal with Fanny, as he had lost his football, and her doll had lost its head. Captain Vallery returned home later than usual.
"The hen flew at me, and the dog barked, and I threw the jar at their heads, and Fanny has been scolding ever since, and I will not stand it," shouted Norman. "Come in with me, my dear child," said Mrs Vallery soothingly. "I am sure Fanny did not intend to scold you." "Indeed, I did not, mamma," cried Fanny, running up and kissing Norman.
"Hush, hush, Norman," cried Fanny horrified, and fearing that they might overhear him. "Do go to bed quietly, and I will come and help you if mamma will let me." Mrs Vallery who had come from the farther end of the room, observing that Norman looked flushed and angry, although she had not heard what he had said, thought it advisable without further delay to carry him off to bed.
Vallery, with the fishing-boats, and the colour of the houses clearly perceived. When you hear this, you say, "Well, if it is in the Philosophical Transactions, it must be true, and if it happened once, it may happen again." Good enough reasoning; and the Scriptures are the Spiritual Transactions, the record of God's dealings with and revealings to men of old time.
"Oh, I shall be delighted, mamma, to help Norman, and I daresay I shall have nothing to complain of," answered Fanny, and without waiting to put on her frock she accompanied her mamma to the door of Norman's room. "You will be a good boy, and let Fanny help you dress, my dear," said Mrs Vallery, putting in her head.
Norman lifted up his fist as if about to strike her, Fanny seized his other arm, he struggled to free himself. At that moment Mrs Vallery came out of the house. "What are you children about?" she asked. "Fanny my dear, what are you doing to your little brother?" "She was laughing at me," cried out Norman, "and because I was angry, she is pinching me all over."
"But, my dear husband," she pleaded, "suppose that way should prove to be a bad way, what then will be the consequence?" "Oh, but our little Norman is a perfect cherub, surely he can have nothing bad about him, and I must insist that no one curbs his fine and noble temper, lest his young spirit should be broken and irretrievably ruined," answered Captain Vallery.
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