As obstinate as intractable, he set at defiance all efforts and all precautions.

If they shut him up, he broke the door or jumped out of the window; if they threatened him, he pretended to comply, conquered by fear, and promised everything that was required, but only to break his word the first opportunity.

He had a tutor specially attached to his person and charged to supervise all his actions.

He constantly deluded him by fresh tricks, and when he thought himself free from the consequences, he maltreated him with gross violence.

It was only in his youth, after his father's death, that he became more manageable; he even consented to learn to read, to please his mother, whose idol he was, and to whom in return he gave all his affection.
If Kamco had so strong a liking for Ali, it was because she found in him, not only her blood, but also her character.