Thetumultsofalittlechild’spassionsofangerandgrief，growingfewerashegrowsolder，ratherincreasethanlessenintheirpainfulness。Thereisafullerconsciousnessofcompletecapitulationofallthechildishpowerstotheoverwhelmingcompulsionofanger。Thisisnottemptation；thewordistooweakfortheassaultofachild’spassionuponhiswill。Thatlittlewillistakencaptiveentirely，andbeforethechildwassevenheknewthatitwasso。Suchaconsciousnessleavesallbabyhoodbehindandcondemnsthechildtosuffer。Foracertainpassageofhislifeheisneitherunconsciousofevil，ashewas，norstrongenoughtoresistit，ashewillbe。Thetimeofthesubsidingofthetumultisbynomeanstheleastpitiableofthephasesofhumanlife。Happilytherecoveryfromeachtroubleisreadyandsure；sothatthechildwhohadbeenabandonedtonaughtinesswithallhiswillinanentireconsenttothegloomypossessionofhisanger，andwhohadlaterundergoneahaggardrepentance，hashiscaptivitysuddenlyturnedagain，\"likeriversinthesouth。\"\"Forgetit，\"hehadwept，inakindofextremityofremorse；\"forgetit，darling，anddon’t，don’tbesad；\"anditishe，happily，whoforgets。Thewastedlookofhispalefaceiseffacedbythetouchofasinglecheerfulthought，andfiveshortminutescanrestoretheruin，asthoughabrokenlittleGermantownshouldinthetwinklingofaneyeberestoredasnoarchitectcouldrestoreit——shouldbemadefresh，strong，andtightagain，lookinglikeafullboxoftoys，asatownwaswonttolookinthenewdaysofold。
Whenhisruthlessangersarenotinpossessionthechildshowsthegrowthofthistardyreasonthat——quickened——ishereaftertodosomuchforhispeaceanddignity，bythesweetestconsideration。
Deniedasecondhandfulofstrawberries，andseeingquiteclearlythatthedenialwasenforcedreluctantly，hemakeshastetoreply，\"Itdoesn’tmatter，darling。\"Atanysuddennoiseinthehousehisbeautifulvoice，withallitslittledifficultiesofpronunciation，isheardwiththesedulousreassurance：\"It’sallright，mother，nobodyhurtedourselves！\"Heisnotsurprisedsoastoforgetthisgentlelittleduty，whichwasneverrequiredofhim，butisofhisowndevising。
AccordingtotheopinionofhisdearandadmiredAmericanfriend，hesaysallthesethings，goodandevil，withanEnglishaccent；andattheAmericanplayhisEnglishaccentwasirrepressible。\"It’stoocomic；no，it’stoocomic，\"hecalledinhisenjoyment；beingtheonlyperfectlyfearlesschildintheworld，hewillnotconsenttotheconventionalshynessinpublic，whetherhebethememberofanaudienceorofacongregation，butmakeshimselfperceptible。Andevenwhenhehasadesperatethingtosay，inthemomentofabsoluterevolt——suchathingas\"ICAN’Tlikeyou，mother，\"whichanonhewillrecantwithconvulsionsofdistress——hehasto\"speakthethinghewill，\"andwhenherecantsitisnotforfear。
Ifsuchachildcouldberuled（orapproximatelyruled，forinquisitorialgovernmentcouldhardlybesomuchasattempted）bysomesmallmeansadaptedtohissizeandtohisphysicalaspect，itwouldbewellforhishealth，butthatseemsattimesimpossible。