I am very glad, too, that you did not go a-fishing this afternoon under the sort of permission which I gave you.

I infer from these two things that you wish to be cured of these faults, and to become a boy of firm moral principle.

Now it is a rule with me, generally, not to punish a boy for what he confesses of his own accord.

Still, I think it probable it would be better for you to have some punishment for this.

It would help to make a strong impression upon your mind, and make it much more easy for you to resist such temptations in time to come.