Tom. Oh, yes, I do too.
Mother [reproachfully]. Then, Tom, how could you be so naughty?
Tom. Well, Mamma, do you think it's so dreadfully naughty to be cross?
Mother. It is not so naughty as some things you might do, but it is making other people unhappy, and don't you think that is pretty bad?
Tom. Well, Mamma, if a fellow didn't feel cross at all, but had a very good reason for being cross, would that be naughty?
Mother. I don't think there can be any good reason for being cross.
Tom. I do.
Mother. What is it?
Tom. It's a secret. It's a very good reason. I'm sorry it's naughty. I didn't think it was. But I'm not sorry I did it.
Mother. Oh, Tommy, it makes me feel badly to hear you talk so. I'll leave you here, and let you think it over. Perhaps you'll feel pleasanter after awhile. You can call me when you do.