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He had not yet lost all hope that Captain Sedley would reimburse the sums they had given the widow, and take them to Boston. But Frank's father, appreciating the noble sacrifice his son had made, was content that he should receive all the moral discipline to be derived from the act. HE HAD NOT YET LOST ALL HOPE THAT CAPTAIN SEDLEY WOULD REIMBURSE THE SUMS THEY HAD GIVEN THE WIDOW AND TAKE THEM TO BOSTON BUT FRANK'S FATHER APPRECIATING THE NOBLE SACRIFICE HIS SON HAD MADE WAS CONTENT THAT HE SHOULD RECEIVE ALL THE MORAL DISCIPLINE TO BE DERIVED FROM THE ACT
 harsh with his son when he had done wrong. Possibly his views of parental discipline were not altogether correct, but in the main he meant right. He was disgusted at the conduct of Charles, and thought no reasonable penalty too severe for hypocrisy and deceit. "On the other hand," continued he, "if he had made up his mind to sacrifice his inclination at the call of charity, he would not have felt as he does now. He would have been contented to stay at home. He would have found a nobler satisfaction in the consciousness of having done a good deed than in all the anticipated pleasures of the celebration. It is very plain to me the whole thing was an act of gross hypocrisy;" and Mr. Hardy rose from the table, and left the room. Charles understood his father's analysis of his conduct. He felt that it was truthful. What would his father have said if he had known his motive in seeking Captain Sedley that morning? He was ashamed of himself, and was glad that his father knew nothing about it. E TOO INCLINED TO BE HARSH WITH HIS SON WHEN HE HAD DONE WRONG POSSIBLY HIS VIEWS OF PARENTAL DISCIPLINE WERE NOT ALTOGETHER CORRECT BUT IN THE MAIN HE MEANT RIGHT HE WAS DISGUSTED AT THE CONDUCT OF CHARLES AND THOUGHT NO REASONABLE PENALTY TOO SEVERE FOR HYPOCRISY AND DECEIT ON THE OTHER HAND CONTINUED HE IF HE HAD MADE UP HIS MIND TO SACRIFICE HIS INCLINATION AT THE CALL OF CHARITY HE WOULD NOT HAVE FELT AS HE DOES NOW HE WOULD HAVE BEEN CONTENTED TO STAY AT HOME HE WOULD HAVE FOUND A NOBLER SATISFACTION IN THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF HAVING DONE A GOOD DEED THAN IN ALL THE ANTICIPATED PLEASURES OF THE CELEBRATION IT IS VERY PLAIN TO ME THE WHOLE THING WAS AN ACT OF GROSS HYPOCRISY AND MISTER HARDY ROSE FROM THE TABLE AND LEFT THE ROOM CHARLES UNDERSTOOD HIS FATHER'S ANALYSIS OF HIS CONDUCT HE FELT THAT IT WAS TRUTHFUL WHAT WOULD HIS FATHER HAVE SAID IF HE HAD KNOWN HIS MOTIVE IN SEEKING CAPTAIN SEDLEY THAT MORNING HE WAS ASHAMED OF HIMSELF AND WAS GLAD THAT HIS FATHER KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT
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