`Well，mother，dobequiet！——Ihatetobelectured！——I’mnotgoingtomarryyet，Itellyou；but——dearme！mayn’tIenjoymyselfatall？’
`Yes，mydearboy，butnotinthatway。Indeedyoushouldn’tdosuchthings。Youwouldbewrongingthegirl，ifshewerewhatsheoughttobe；butIassureyousheisasartfulalittlehussyasanybodyneedwishtosee；andyou’llgetentangledinhersnaresbeforeyouknowwhereyouare。AndifyoudomarryherGilbert，you’llbreakmyheart——sothere’sanendofit。’
`Well，don’tcryaboutit，mother，’saidI，forthetearsweregushingfromhereyes；`there，letthatkisseffacetheoneIgaveEliza；
don’tabuseheranymore，andsetyourmindatrest；forI’llpromiseneverto——thatis，I’llpromiseto——tothinktwicebeforeItakeanyimportantstepyouseriouslydisapproveof。’
Sosaying，Ilightedmycandle，andwenttobed，considerablyquenchedinspirit。