Chapter Eleven STOLEN PAPERS
　　'GEORGE, don't behave fiercely today, will you?' said Julian, after breakfast. 'It won't do you orTimothy any good at all.'
　　'Do you suppose I'm going to behave well when I know perfectly¹ well that Mr. Roland will never letme have Tim indoors all these holidays?' said George.
　　'Well - they said a week,' said Dick. 'Can't you try for a week?'
　　'No. At the end of a week Mr. Roland will say I must try for another week,' said George. 'He's got areal dislike for poor Tim. And for me too. I'm not surprised at that, because I know that when I try tobe horrid², I really am horrid. But he shouldn't hate poor Timmy.'
　　'Oh George - you'll spoil the whole holls if you are silly, and keep getting into trouble,' said Anne.
　　'Well, I'll spoil them then,' said George, the sulky look coming back on her face.
　　'I don't see why you have to spoil them for us, as well as for yourself,' said Julian.
　　'They don't need to be spoilt for you,' said George. 'You can have all the fun you want - go for walkswith your dear Mr. Roland, play games with him in the evening, and laugh and talk as much as youlike. You don't need to take any notice of me.'
　　'You are a funny girl, George,' said Julian, with a sigh. 'We like you, and we hate you to be unhappy -so how can we have fun if we know you are miserable³ - and Timmy too?'
　　'Don't worry about me' said George, in rather a choky voice. I’m going out to Tim. I'm not coming into lessons today.'
　　'George! But you must!' said Dick and Julian together.
　　'There's no "must" about it,' said George. I’m just not coming. I won't work with Mr. Roland till hesays I can have Timothy indoors again.'
　　'But you know you can't do things like that - you'll be spanked⁴ or something,' said Dick.
　　'I shall run away if things get too bad,' said George, in a shaky voice. 'I shall run away with Tim.'
　　She went out of the room and shut the door with a bang. The others stared after her. What could youdo with a person like George? Anyone could rule her with kindness and understanding - but as soonas she came up against anyone who disliked her, or whom she disliked, she shied away like afrightened horse - and kicked like a frightened horse, too!
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　　Mr. Roland came into the

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