THE BIRTH OF CHARLES.
Effects on the parents—The Joneses—Parental expectations—An instance of disappointment—Ann's prophecy
HIS EARLY TRAINING.
Opinions—The Durans indulgent—The sulks—They produce blindness—"I will"—"I won't"—Faults of parents
CHARLES DURAN AT SCHOOL.
Good children at home are good in school—Conduct—Inattention to studies—Unkind to his school-mates—Samuel Howard—Helen Fay—John and Louisa—Severe whipping—Mr. Spicer—Charles expelled from school