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Sketches Of Character.
blows , still a little salutary correction is , like physic , necessary at times , although unpleasant ; and an occasional dose of birch in early life , saves both parent and child many an after heartache . I will have a little conversation on this subject with your husband this evening . "
CHAPTER II . Circumstances , unnecessary here to relate , made me acquainted with the family history of the Tremormans . We will pass over the boyhood of Arthur , and take up his history when he has attained his nineteenth year . " Sit downdear Arthur" said his mother" do
tran-, , , quillize yourself , I will try and coax your father to let me have the money , although I know not under what pretence to ask him for it for my own use : unfortunately I have it not in my power to supply you from my own resourses , as you have emptied my purse . " " I always meet with excuses from youmother ; I tell you
, again , that the money I must have , as it is to pay a debt of honour . " "I thought you faithfully promised me , my dear boy , when I gave you the last hundred and fifty , that you would not gamble again . " And this speech was made in a deprecatory tone of voice , as if the mother were the delinquent ,
instead of the son . " That's right , mother , taunt me , remind me of my folly in giving a promise for which my most intimate friends have laughed at me ; and as you have thus goaded me , I consider my promise cancelled , and I will play at cards as often as I choose ; you hardly deserve to be told , that up to this
present time I have not broken my word , neither touched card nor dice-box , for the money I have lost was a bet upon a boat race—I will not be disgraced , and made the talk of Oxford , as a man who does not pay his debts of honour—I would blow my brains out first . " And Arthur stamped about the room in violent indignation , assuming the air of
an exceedingly ill-used person . " My dearest Arthur , do not talk in that horrid manner , you quite alarm and unnerve me ; do compose yourself , and I promise you the required sum shall be forth coming tomorrow ; and in return let me intreat you to be more steady , and less expensive , for it is with the utmost difficulty that I have hitherto been able to supply you with money . "
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Sketches Of Character.
blows , still a little salutary correction is , like physic , necessary at times , although unpleasant ; and an occasional dose of birch in early life , saves both parent and child many an after heartache . I will have a little conversation on this subject with your husband this evening . "
CHAPTER II . Circumstances , unnecessary here to relate , made me acquainted with the family history of the Tremormans . We will pass over the boyhood of Arthur , and take up his history when he has attained his nineteenth year . " Sit downdear Arthur" said his mother" do
tran-, , , quillize yourself , I will try and coax your father to let me have the money , although I know not under what pretence to ask him for it for my own use : unfortunately I have it not in my power to supply you from my own resourses , as you have emptied my purse . " " I always meet with excuses from youmother ; I tell you
, again , that the money I must have , as it is to pay a debt of honour . " "I thought you faithfully promised me , my dear boy , when I gave you the last hundred and fifty , that you would not gamble again . " And this speech was made in a deprecatory tone of voice , as if the mother were the delinquent ,
instead of the son . " That's right , mother , taunt me , remind me of my folly in giving a promise for which my most intimate friends have laughed at me ; and as you have thus goaded me , I consider my promise cancelled , and I will play at cards as often as I choose ; you hardly deserve to be told , that up to this
present time I have not broken my word , neither touched card nor dice-box , for the money I have lost was a bet upon a boat race—I will not be disgraced , and made the talk of Oxford , as a man who does not pay his debts of honour—I would blow my brains out first . " And Arthur stamped about the room in violent indignation , assuming the air of
an exceedingly ill-used person . " My dearest Arthur , do not talk in that horrid manner , you quite alarm and unnerve me ; do compose yourself , and I promise you the required sum shall be forth coming tomorrow ; and in return let me intreat you to be more steady , and less expensive , for it is with the utmost difficulty that I have hitherto been able to supply you with money . "