The boy is not a bad boy, ma'm--not in any way a bad boy.

He may get into mischief, like the rest; but he is not a bit worse than others, not half as bad as some of them, and those who have told you that he is haven't told you the truth." Mrs.Ellison had not liked it.

She was not accustomed to be answered, except by excuses and apologies; and Mrs.Whitney's independent manner of speaking came upon her almost as an act of rebellion, in her own kingdom.

She was too fair, however, to withdraw her custom from the shop; but from that time she had not, herself, entered it.
Reuben was a source of anxiety to his mother, but this had no reference to his conduct.

She worried over his future.