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She saw the red marks across the little hand, but refrained from making much of it; and then, after putting his curly head in order, she drew it to her shoulder, and putting her arms round him, she said,   'My sonny, mother is so glad her little son feels his naughtiness. She has been praying much for him to day. SHE SAW THE RED MARKS ACROSS THE LITTLE HAND BUT REFRAINED FROM MAKING MUCH OF IT AND THEN AFTER PUTTING HIS CURLY HEAD IN ORDER SHE DREW IT TO HER SHOULDER AND PUTTING HER ARMS AROUND HIM SHE SAID MY SONNY MOTHER IS SO GLAD HER LITTLE SON FEELS HIS NAUGHTINESS SHE HAS BEEN PRAYING MUCH FOR HIM TO DAY
sensible woman, took the right view of the case. 'He wanted to be pulled up sharp; my poor boy, is he much hurt?' The caning was such a minor point of Teddy's grief that Jake confessed to knowing nothing about it. Mrs. Platt was inclined to be indignant with the schoolmaster. 'Such a tiny little chap as he is, so full of feeling and nerves--he hadn't ought to have done it.' Yet only that morning she herself had almost given him a sound whipping for one of his mad pranks! Shortly after Teddy crept in, and shutting the door behind him, put his back against it. 'Mother, granny,' he said, 'I've been an awful boy at school this morning, and I'm in disgrace. I've been caned.' His tone was tragic, then he added slowly, 'But I'm very sorry, and I'm sorry I've been so naughty at home, and I'm going to start again, because my Captain has forgiven me.' And then Mrs. John did the wisest thing she could do. She asked no questions, but got some warm water and took him off to wash his face and hands. APPENED SHE WAS MUCH DISTRESSED BUT LIKE A SENSIBLE WOMAN TOOK THE RIGHT VIEW OF THE CASE HE WANTED TO BE PULLED UP SHARP MY POOR BOY IS HE MUCH HURT THE CANING WAS SUCH A MINOR POINT OF TEDDY'S GRIEF THAT JAKE CONFESSED TO KNOWING NOTHING ABOUT IT MISSUS PLATT WAS INCLINED TO BE INDIGNANT WITH A SCHOOLMASTER SUCH A TINY LITTLE CHAP AS HE IS SO FULL OF FEELING AND NERVES HE OUGHT TO HAVE DONE IT YET ONLY THAT MORNING SHE HERSELF HAD ALMOST GIVEN HIM A SOUND WHIPPING FOR ONE OF HIS MAD PRANKS SHORTLY AFTER TEDDY CREPT IN AND SHUTTING THE DOOR BEHIND HIM PUT HIS BACK AGAINST IT MOTHER GRANNIE HE SAID I'VE BEEN AN AWFUL BOY AT SCHOOL THIS MORNING AND I'M IN DISGRACE I'VE BEEN CANED HIS TONE WAS TRAGIC THEN HE ADDED SLOWLY BUT I'M VERY SORRY AND I'M SORRY I'VE BEEN SO NAUGHTY AT HOME AND I'M GOING TO START AGAIN BECAUSE MY CAPTAIN HAS FORGIVEN ME AND THEN MISSUS JOHN DID THE WISEST THING SHE COULD DO SHE ASKED NO QUESTIONS BUT GOT SOME WARM WATER AND TOOK HIM OFF TO WASH HIS FACE AND HANDS
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