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The Iron Rule

CHAPTER V
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Go, and save your mother from untold wretchedness." And again Mrs.Howland pressed her lips to his forehead.

Happily, she prevailed over him.

Acting from the good impulses with which she had inspired his better nature, he went to the teacher, who readily consented to take him back into the school on his promise of more orderly conduct in future.
"Andrew has gone back to school," said Mrs.Howland to her husband, on his return home in the evening.
"Gone back to school?
I thought the teacher had expelled him." "Andrew went to him, and promised amendment." "He did ?" "Yes.

After I had talked with him a long time, he consented to do so." "It is well," briefly, and with much severity in his tone, replied Mr.Howland.He was greatly relieved at this unexpected result; although neither in word or manner did he let his real feelings appear..


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