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RECOLLECTIONS OF CHILDHOOD
21
"What do you mean, ma’am? Have mercy on
such a person! Why, she came near bringing honest
folks under suspicion!" she said, with such
conviction that mama could hardly make up her mind to
insist, and went away without having obtained any
alleviation of the fate of the little criminal.
The next day came; still Feklusha had not
confessed. Her judges began to feel some uneasiness;
but suddenly, about dinner time, nurse came to our
mother with a triumphant countenance.
" Our bird has confessed," she cried joyfully.
"Well, and where are the stolen things?" asked
mama very naturally.
"The wicked wretch has not yet confessed what
she did with them," replied nurse in a troubled tone.
" She utters all sort of nonsense. She says she has
forgotten. But wait, perhaps she will remember
after I have kept her locked up an hour or two
longer."
In fact, toward evening Feklusha made full
confession, and narrated with great detail that she had
stolen all the things with the intention of selling them
somewhere later on; but as no convenient
opportunity had presented itself, she had hidden them for
a long time under her bed-felt in the corner of the
lumber-room; but when she perceived that the things
were remembered and that serious search was being
made for the thief, she became frightened, and began
to think of putting them back in their places; but
afterward she was afraid to do that, and, instead,
tied all the things up in a bundle in her apron, and
flung them into the deep pond beyond our farm.
Every one was so anxious for some explanation of
this annoying and painful affair that Feklusha’s
story was not subjected to very severe criticism.
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