What were you doing with them to-day ?" But, receiving no answer, he went on.

"You always sulk when I speak to you.
I suppose you think I have no right to row you, but I do it to save you from worse.

You can't never be found out." This startled Tom, but Norman had no suspicion.

"If you go on, you will get into some awful scrape, and papa will be grieved.

I would not, for all the world, have him put out of heart about you.