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Everything went happily at home too; but at lunch Grisha began

whistling, and, what was worse, was disobedient to the English

governess, and was forbidden to have any tart. Darya Alexandrovna

would not have let things go so far on such a day had she been

present; but she had to support the English governess's

authority, and she upheld her decision that Grisha should have no

tart. This rather spoiled the general good humor. Grisha cried,

declaring that Nikolinka had whistled too, and he was not

punished, and that he wasn't crying for the tart-he didn't

care-but at being unjustly treated. This was really too tragic,

and Darya Alexandrovna made up her mind to persuade the English

governess to forgive Grisha, and she went to speak to her. But on

the way, as she passed the drawing-room, she beheld a scene,

filling her heart with such pleasure that the tears came into her

eyes, and she forgave the delinquent herself.