I've punished her in every way I can think of, and still she is as naughty as she was at first.' 'Come here, Topsy, you monkey,' said Mr.St.Clare.
Topsy came, her hard, round eyes glittering and blinking, half in fear, half in mischief.
'What makes you behave so ?' said Mr.St.Clare, who could not help being amused at her funny expression.
'Spects it's my wicked heart; Miss Feely says so.' 'Don't you see how much Miss Ophelia has done for you?
She says she has done everything she can think of.' 'Lor', yes, mas'r! Old missis used to say so, too.

She whipped me a heap harder, and used to pull my hair and knock my head agin the door.

But it didn't do me no good.

I 'spect if they is to pull every hair out o' my head it wouldn't do no good neither.

I's so wicked.