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ALL this time not a word had been said about his disobedience. When he cried, his mother stooped over the bed and kissed him. Presently she left the room to get some bandages, and as soon as he was alone his tears burst forth afresh.
"Oh how sorry I am I was so naughty! " he said to himself. "How good mother is. I do love her dearly. I'm glad I meant to tell her before I got hurt."