Part 61 (1/2)
”A young dog!” cried the Vicar ”I'll talk to hiain”
”Labour in vain,” said Uncle Richard ”As you know, I tried over and over again toof him, but he would not stay He hates work Wild as one of the rabbits he poaches”
”But we taradually go froipsy blood in him, I'm afraid,” said Uncle Richard
”Yes, and I don't knohat to do with hi wouldn't be ahed the Vicar; ”but he hates soap and water as much as he does work What am I to do? The boy is onis vain, and I see hi into a man who, if he does what the boy has done, must certainly pass half his time in prison”
”Yes, it is a problem,” said Uncle Richard ”Boys are proble cubs, aren't they, Toin with: a boy is a boy,” said the Vicar firood and evil in hiood left out of him,” said Uncle Richard
”No, I deny that,” said the Vicar decisively
”Well, I've seen hiood, Maxted”
”Ah, but I have,” said the Vicar, while Toan to take a good deal of interest in the discussion about his enerant, I suppose, that Mother Warboys is about as unamiable, cantankerous an old woly,” said Uncle Richard, s's life I've seen her thuely with her stick”
”And he deserved it,” said Uncle Richard
”No doubt; but instead of showing resentment, the boy is devoted to her; and I know for a fact he is always bringing her rabbits and hares to cook for herself”
”Poached”
”Yes, I'ht to the death for the poor old creature”
”Nature,” said Uncle Richard; ”she is his grandood in hirow The only question is, how it is to be done”
”Don't you think I have got probleserjeant to carry him off for raw material to turn into a soldier”
”Hopeless,” said the Vicar ”Too loose and sha As it is, metaphorically, every one throws stones at the lad; no one ever gives hiive him up, Maxted, as a hopeless case”
”I will not,” said the Vicar firmly ”It's my duty to try and make a decent member of society of the lad if I can, and I'ive me a hint”
”So am I,” said Uncle Richard seriously, ”but I look upon hiain, till I felt that the only thing was to chain him up, and beat and starve him into submission, and it seemed to me that it would be better to let hiree with you,” said the Vicar ”Tom Come, Tom, you're a boy Boys understand one another better than men understand them