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THE twins eyed each other in consternation. Peevish fault-finding by / their father was common enough, and they had grown quite used to it, / but punishment was a thing well-nigh unheard of, and they had made the / sudden discovery that any fault they might commit, any scrape into / which they might fall, all counted for nothing. The only fault that was / past forgiveness was a laughing word against this hobby of his, and / what he deemed the honour of his house.
The children said not a word in protest. Out of the room they went / instantly, Gerald glaring angrily over his shoulder at his father, / Geraldine with her little dark head held very high, and her small nose / tilted.