Heyielded，——simplysofarasthelawwouldhavecompelledhim，andaswasnecessarytosavehimselffromthethreatenedandcertainexposurewhichmyappealunderthenewlawwouldhaveentailed。Isawmychildreninthemostformalandcomfortlessmanner。Therewasnomercyorgenerosity。Iexpectednone。HeevenmadeitapersonalquarrelwithPage53
hiscolleagueandfellowmagistrate，MrHardwicke，afterthis，thatMrH。hadpermittedmeoneeveningtobeinhisboxattheplay，withmychildren。Helockedthechildrenthemselvesupforawholeday；topunishthem；and\"impressupontheirmemories\"（afterthefashionofhissister），thattheywerenottobeseenwithmeatanypublicplace。Theirinterviewswithme，weretobeinprivate；thatnoonemightknoworguesshehadbeencompelledtoyield。Theinsaneinjusticeofpunishingthechildren，orquarrellingwiththefriendwhohadcateredfortheiramusement，whennooneintendedtooffendhim，neverseemstohaveoccurredtohim。Hefearedonlythetruthbeingknown；ourappearanceinpublic，wasacontradictionofhisassertionsinprivate。
Hiscruelcarelessnesswasafterwardsproved，onamostmiserableoccasion。Myyoungestchild，thenaboyofeightyearsold，leftwithoutcareoroverlooking，rodeoutwithabrotherbutlittleolderthanhimself，wasthrown，carriedtothehouseofacountryneighbor，anddiedthereoflockjaw，consequentontheaccident。
MrNortonallowedthechildtolieillforaweek，——indeedtobeatdeath’sdoor，——beforehesenttoinformme。SirFitzroyandLadyKellywerestayingwithMrNortoninthecountry。LadyKelly（whowasanutterstrangertome）metmeattherailwaystation。Isaid——\"Iamhere，——ismyboybetter？\"
\"No，\"shesaid——\"heisnotbetter，——heisdead。\"AndIfound，insteadofmychild，acorpsealreadycoffined。