always
been rude
to her.She
remembered
once--Jeremy
arrived,washed,brushed,and
obstinate.He
would,of
course,be
scolded to
within an
inch of
his
life,and
he did not
care.He
had seen
the Dean's
Ernest
howling
and
kicking on
the
ground;he
had soiled
his straw
hat for
him,dirtied
his stiff
white
collar for
him,and
made his
nose
bleed.He
glared at
his aunt
(one eye
was
rapidly
disappearing
beneath a
blue
bruise),and
he was
proud,triumphant,and
very
tired.
Farewells
were


