For thirty-three years they had been practically compelled to do everything for the child, and they were suddenly expected to give him freedom and responsibility,--words which for many of them had well-nigh lost their meaning.

To comply with these unreasonable demands was beyond their power.

The grooves into which they had been forced were far too deep for them.

The routine to which they had become accustomed had far too strong a hold on them.

The one change which they could make was to relax their own severe pressure on the child.