Miss Feely must ' a left it on the bed , and it got caught in the clothes , and so got in my sleeve . ' Miss Ophelia was so angry at such a barefaced lie that she caught Topsy and shook her . ` Do n't tell me that again , ' she said . The shake brought the gloves on the floor from the other sleeve . ` There , ' said Miss Ophelia , ` will you tell me now you did n't steal the ribbon ? ' Topsy now confessed to stealing the gloves . But she , still said she had not taken the ribbon . ` Now , Topsy ' , said Miss Ophelia kindly , ` if you will confess all about it I wo n't whip you this time . ' So Topsy confessed to having stolen both the ribbon and the gloves . She said she was very , very sorry , and would never do it again . ` Well , now , tell me , ' said Miss Ophelia , ` have you taken anything else since you have been in the house ? If you confess I wo n't whip you . ' ` Laws , missis , I took Miss Eva 's red thing she wears on her neck . ' ` You did , you naughty child ! Well , what else ? ' ' I took Rosa 's ear-rings -- them red ones . ' ` Go and bring them to me this minute -- both of them . ' ` Laws , missis , I ca n't -- they 's burnt up . ' ` Burnt up ? What a story !
Go and get them , or I shall XXXXX you . '
brought burnt confess confessed said shook steal taken wears whip