If you would only think calmly on the subject, I am sure you would agree in all I urge." "But no one treats me as a reasonable person at home.

If mamma sends me to school, it will not be for my happiness, but because everybody thinks me so wicked, there is no managing me at home; and then in the holidays I shall hear nothing but the wonderful improvement school discipline has made, it will be no credit to my own efforts, and so there will be no pleasure in making any." "Will there be no pleasure in making your father happy, Lilla?
Will his approbation be nothing ?" "But he never praises me; I am too much afraid of him to go and caress him, as I often wish to do, and tell him if he will only call me his dear Lilla, I would be good and gentle, and learn all he desires.

If he would but let me love him I should be much happier than I am." Mrs.Hamilton thought so too; and deeply she regretted that mistaken sternness which had so completely alienated the affections of his child.
Soothingly she answered-- "But your father dearly loves you, Lilla, though, perhaps your violent conduct has of late prevented his showing it.

If you were, for his sake, to become gentle and amiable, and overcome your fears of his sternness, believe me, my dear Lilla, you would be rendering him and yourself much happier.

You always tell me you believe everything I say.