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miss, I'll bandage your eyes," said Tom, "and see
what kind of a blindman you will make; and he
tied on the handkerchief so tightly that again she
had to cry out. "Oh dear, we are made of egg-
shells, we are," said Tom. "There, will that do?"
and he loosened the knot a very little. But poor
Bertha soon found out her troubles were not over;
she found herself pulled here, there, and every-
where; her hair tugged, her ears tweaked, her
hands pinched; and at last Tom seized her by the
foot, and down she fell, flat on her face, and with
such force that her nose began to bleed.
 Tom, see what you have done!" said Julia,
while at the sight of the blood Bertha cried out
in terror. This brought Mrs. Layton's maid to
them, who had once or twice put her head in at
the door to tell them to make less noise.
 "Now, Master Tom, this is some of your work,
I feel sure. Well, I shall just report it to your
grandmamma. You know, the very last time you
were reproved she said you would be sent to
school; and I know she means to keep her word."
So did Tom, and he set to at once to try and pro-
pitiate the maid, as he had often done before; but
she seemed very determined this time, and. Tom
then repented that he had stolen her false teeth