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'I shall do what I think right in a case of this sort without consulting any one If your papa and mamma don't happen to approve of it, I shall be sorry to offend the to ed by a sense of duty--at the risk of boththe wrath of e flat stone, that had been reared up for aonce more vainly endeavoured to persuade the little tyrant to let the birds be carried back, I asked what he intended to do with thelee he commenced a list of torments; and while he was busied in the relation, I dropped the stone upon his intended victims and crushed them flat beneath it Loud were the outcries, terrible the execrations, consequent upon this daring outrage; uncle Robson had been co to kick his dog To he would un, and laughed excessively at the violence of his nephew's passion, and the bitter maledictions and opprobrious epithets he heaped upon th, taking up his weapon and proceeding towards the house 'Damme, but the lad has some spunk in him, too Curse me, if ever I saw a nobler little scoundrel than that He's beyond petticoat governoverness, and all! Ha, ha, ha! Never et you another brood to-morrow'

'If you do, Mr Robson, I shall kill the honoured me with a broad stare-- which, contrary to his expectations, I sustained without flinching- -he turned aith an air of supreme contempt, and stalked into the house Tom next went to tell his mamma It was not her way to say much on any subject; but, when she next saw me, her aspect and demeanour were doubly dark and chilled After some casual remark about the weather, she observed--'I am sorry, Miss Grey, you should think it necessary to interfere with Master Bloomfield's a the birds'

'When Master Bloo sentient creatures,' I answered, 'I think it otten,' said she, calmly, 'that the creatures were all created for our convenience'