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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. 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
! I shall do no such thing." "Deprive the poor boy of all his anticipated pleasure?" said the indulgent mother. "The bitter fruit of his own hypocrisy," replied Mr. Hardy. "You are too bad!" "No, I am not. If he gave away his money because he thought it was an act of charity that would look well, that would make Frank and his father think better of him, he is rightly served; and I am disposed to shut him up in this room with a good book to teach him better, instead of letting him go to the celebration." Mr. Hardy was a blunt, honest man, perhaps a little too much 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.  CHARITY GIVEN IN HYPOCRISY YOU MEAN I SHALL DO NO SUCH THING DEPRIVE THE POOR BOY OF ALL HIS ANTICIPATED PLEASURE SAID THE INDULGENT MOTHER THE BITTER FRUIT OF HIS OWN HYPOCRISY REPLIED MISTER HARDY YOU ARE TOO BAD NO I AM NOT IF HE GAVE AWAY HIS MONEY BECAUSE HE THOUGHT IT WAS AN ACT OF CHARITY THAT WOULD LOOK WELL THAT WOULD MAKE FRANK AND HIS FATHER THINK BETTER OF HIM HE IS RIGHTLY SERVED AND I AM DISPOSED TO SHUT HIM UP IN THIS ROOM WITH A GOOD BOOK TO TEACH HIM BETTER INSTEAD OF LETTING HIM GO TO THE CELEBRATION MISTER HARDY WAS A BLUNT HONEST MAN PERHAPS A LITTLE 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
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