With her tiny, baby fingers, she would take food from her own mouth and put it into Jack's, if we did not watch her.

I have never had any trouble with her.

But the boys were born selfish, tiresomely, disgustingly selfish.

They were good boys in many ways.

As they grew older, they were respectful, obedient, they were not untidy, and not particularly rough, but their one thought was for themselves--each one for himself, and they used to quarrel with each other in regard to their rights.