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 finished with a place expressly designed for spanking, that would make him understand about other people's feelings. For, as I say, nice healthy children only think about themselves, and have to be spanked and taught.

Just as when they grow up, kind Mother Earth begins the spanking just where their own mother left off, until they reach the point where they finally learn to continue to think only of themselves, but in terms of other people, which is far from being selfish, and is the only way to live happily and make other people happy, no matter what your mother says.

But to go back to Dabsmand his horrid remark about the oatmeal-who stands waiting thoughtfully on the balcony, while Annie, the little girl who was seen going into the house, now appears at the window and the lady inside is saying: Annie, where does he get those awful words?

ANNIE

To Dabs.

Donald Reber! You come in here right away and get your mouth washed out with soap!

At which Dabs remarks, without animosity: Get your own mouth washed out.

ANNIE

The idea of you talking like that!

Turning. Mummy, he just says everything he hears in the streets.