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"Why, husband!" "He has given the woman the money, and played the hypocrite," replied Mr. Hardy, with the most evident expression of disgust in his tones and looks. WHY HUSBAND HE HAS GIVEN THE WOMAN THE MONEY AND PLAYED THE HYPOCRITE REPLIED MISTER HARDY WITH A MOST EVIDENT EXPRESSION OF DISGUST IN HIS TONE AND LOOKS
-why, he could not exactly tell; so he happened to think that his father might want him, and he ran home as fast as his legs would carry him. But his father did not want him, and he walked nervously about the house till breakfast-time. He had no appetite, and everything seemed to go wrong with him. "Come, Charles," said his mother, "eat your breakfast, or you will get hungry before you get to Boston." "Not going," answered he sulkily. "Why not?" asked his father and mother in the same breath. "Haven't got any money." "No money! Where is the two dollars I gave you yesterday?" asked Mr. Hardy rather sternly. "Gave it away." "You did?" "Yes, sir." "To whom?" "Frank proposed last night to give our money to the widow Weston instead of spending it; and like a great fool as I was, I agreed to it." "Poor fellow! It is too bad!" added Mrs. Hardy. "What did he do it for, then?" said Mr. Hardy. "Of course he didn't want to be behind Frank in doing a good action." "But he is a long way behind him. HE DID NOT FEEL SATISFIED WITH HIMSELF OR WITH CAPTAIN SEDLEY WHY HE COULD NOT EXACTLY TELL SO HE HAPPENED TO THINK THAT HIS FATHER MIGHT WANT HIM AND HE RAN HOME AS FAST AS HIS LEGS WOULD CARRY HIM BUT HIS FATHER DID NOT WANT HIM AND HE WALKED NERVOUSLY ABOUT THE HOUSE TILL BREAKFAST TIME HE HAD NO APPETITE AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO GO WRONG WITH HIM COME CHARLES SAID HIS MOTHER EAT YOUR BREAKFAST OR YOU WILL GET HUNGRY BEFORE YOU GET TO BOSTON NOT GOING ANSWERED HE SULKILY WHY NOT ASKED HIS FATHER AND MOTHER IN THE SAME BREATH HAVEN'T GOT ANY MONEY NO MONEY WHERE IS THE TWO DOLLARS I GAVE YOU YESTERDAY ASKED MISTER HARDY RATHER STERNLY GAVE IT AWAY YOU DID YES SIR TO WHOM FRANK PROPOSED LAST NIGHT TO GIVE OUR MONEY TO THE WIDOW WESTON INSTEAD OF SPENDING IT AND LIKE A GREAT FOOL AS I WAS I AGREED TO IT POOR FELLOW IT IS TOO BAD ADDED MISSUS HARDY WHAT DID HE DO IT FOR THEN SAID MISTER HARDY COURSE HE DIDN'T WANT TO BE BEHIND FRANK IN DOING A GOOD ACTION BUT HE IS A LONG WAY BEHIND HIM
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