He could not have been so kind to me during the night, and then send me to such a place in the morning.

But happily for the general peace, things did not arrive at such a desperate pass.

Before we were out of the gate, my heart leaped with joy, for I heard my father calling, "Mrs.Mitchell! Mrs.Mitchell!" I looked round, and seeing him coming after us with his long slow strides, I fell to struggling so violently in the strength of hope that she was glad to set me down.

I broke from her, ran to my father, and burst out crying.
"Papa! papa!" I sobbed, "don't send me to that horrid school.

I can learn to read without that old woman to teach me." "Really, Mrs.Mitchell," said my father, taking me by the hand and leading me towards her, where she stood visibly flaming with rage and annoyance, "really, Mrs.Mitchell, you are taking too much upon you! I never said the child was to go to that woman's school.