"
"And there shall he remain all day, the little glutton!" said Mr.
Seagrave.
"Yes, it will serve him right," replied Mrs. Seagrave; "and be a lesson
to him."
Mr. Seagrave, Ready, and William, as usual, went down to their work;
Mrs. Seagrave and Juno, with little Caroline, were busy indoors. Tommy
remained very quiet for an hour, when he commenced roaring; but it was
of no use, no one paid any attention to him. At dinner-time he began to
roar again, but with as little success: it was not till the evening
that the door of the hen-house was opened, and Tommy permitted to come
out. He looked very foolish; and sat down in a corner without speaking.
"Well, Tommy, how many eggs did you suck to-day" said Ready.
"Tommy won't suck eggs any more," said the urchin.
"No, you had better not," replied Mr. Seagrave, "or you will find, in
the end, that you will have less to eat, instead of more, as you have
this day."
Tommy waited very quietly and very sulkily till supper was ready, when
he made up for lost time. After which Ready continued his narrative.
"I told you, William, that I was informed by the gentleman on the coach
that my mother had died of a broken heart, in consequence of my
supposed death.
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