Johnnie scorned to
let them think he was not riding there for his own pleasure; so he
tried to put a bold face of the matter, and look as much at ease and
indifferent as he could, under great bodily fear and discomfort, the
injury of his brother's desertion, the expectation of disgrace, and
the reflection that he was being disobedient to his parents in the
height of their trouble!
There is nothing in grief that of necessity makes children or grown
people good. Sometimes, especially when there is suspense, it fills
them with excitement, as well as putting them out of their usual
habits; and thus it often happens that there are tremendous
explosions of naughtiness just when some one is ill in a house, and
the children ought to be most good. But it is certain that unless
trouble be taken in the right way, it makes people worse instead of
better
CHAPTER XI.
Hal had got into a mood in which he was tired of fears and of waiting
for tidings, and was glad to shake off the thought, and be carried
along to something new, he and the Grevilles were rather fond of one
another's company, in an idle sort of way.
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