' `` You ca n't do this '' and `` you must n't do that , '' from morning to night . Try it yourself and see how you 'd like it , ' muttered Harry , as he flung down his hat in sulky obedience to his father 's command to give up a swim in the river and keep himself cool with a book that warm summer evening . ` Of course I should like to mind my parents . Good children always do , ' began Mr. Fairbairn , entirely forgetting the pranks of his boyhood , as people are apt to . ` Glad I did n't know you then . Must have been a regular prig , ' growled Harry under his breath . ` Silence , sir ! go to your room , and do n't let me see you till tea-time . You must be taught respect as well as obedience , ' and Mr. Fairbairn gave the table a rap that caused his son to retire precipitately . On the stairs he met his sister Kitty looking as cross as himself . ` What 's the matter with you ? ' he asked , pausing a minute , for misery loves company . ` Mamma will make me dress up in a stiff clean frock , and have my hair curled over again just because some one may come . I want to play in the garden , and I ca n't all fussed up this way . I do hate company and clothes and manners , do n't you ? ' answered Kitty , with a spiteful pull at her sash . ' I hate being ordered round everlastingly , and badgered from morning till night . I 'd just like to be let alone , ' and Harry went on his way to captivity with a grim shake of the head and a very strong desire to run away from home altogether . ` So would I , mamma is so fussy . I never have any peace of my life , ' sighed Kitty , feeling that her lot was a hard one .
The martyr in brown linen XXXXX up , and the other martyr in white cambric went down , both looking as they felt , rebellious and unhappy .
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