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 156 REPENTANCE. drew it from his pocket. "You see that I spoke cross to George three times yester- day and once to-day; I know I have kept a right account." "7 "You are making a gradual improvement, I hope, in the gov- ernment of your temper," said his mother. "Oh, but I wanted to speak cross to him a good many times this morning, and when he tore my map, I was really an- gry. I think I should have struck him, but just then I remembered the paper." "Then it seems that once to-day you have successfully resisted temptation, you re- frained from speaking cross when you felt cross; now you will have to go on resist- Digitized by Google I