with pain. Mr Bonnycastle then left him for a little while, to
recover himself, and sat down.

At last Johnny's exclamations settled down in deep sobs, and then Mr
Bonnycastle said to him, "Now, Johnny, you perceive that you must do
as you are bid, or else you will have more beating. Get up
immediately. Do you hear, sir?"

Somehow or another, Johnny, without intending it, stood upon his feet.

"That's a good boy; now you see, by getting up as you were bid, You
have not been beaten. Now, Johnny, you must go and bring the book
from where you threw it down. Do you hear, sir? bring it directly!"

Johnny looked at Mr Bonnycastle and the cane. With every intention to
refuse, Johnny picked up the book and laid it on the table.

"That's a good boy; now we will find the letter B. Here it is: now,
Johnny, tell me what that letter is?"

Johnny made no answer.

"Tell me directly, sir," said Mr Bonnycastle, raising his cane up in
the air. The appeal was too powerful. Johnny eyed the cane; it moved,
it was coming. Breathlessly he shrieked out, "B!"

"Very well indeed, Johnny--very well. Now your first lesson is over,
and you shall go to bed. You have learned more than you think for.
To-morrow we will begin again. Now we'll put the cane by."