And all the while , close behind him , stood Mrs. Bedonebyasyoudid . Some people may say , But why did she not keep her cupboard locked ? Well , I know . -- It may seem a very strange thing , but she never does keep her cupboard locked ; every one may go and taste for themselves , and fare accordingly . It is very odd , but so it is ; and I am quite sure that she knows best . Perhaps she wishes people to keep their fingers out of the fire , by having them burned . She took off her spectacles , because she did not like to see too much ; and in her pity she arched up her eyebrows into her very hair , and her eyes grew so wide that they would have taken in all the sorrows of the world , and filled with great big tears , as they too often do . But all she said was : `` Ah , you poor little dear ! you are just like all the rest . '' But she said it to herself , and Tom neither heard nor saw her . Now , you must not fancy that she was sentimental at all . If you do , and think that she is going to let off you , or me , or any human being when we do wrong , because she is too tender-hearted to punish us , then you will find yourself very much mistaken , as many a man does every year and every day . But what did the strange fairy do when she saw all her lollipops eaten ? Did she fly at Tom , catch him by the scruff of the neck , hold him , howk him , hump him , hurry him , hit him , poke him , pull him , pinch him , pound him , put him in the corner , shake him , slap him , set him on a cold stone to reconsider himself , and so forth ? Not a bit . You may watch her at work if you know where to find her . But you will never see her do that . For , if she had , she knew quite well Tom would have fought , and kicked , and bit , and said bad words , and turned again that moment into a naughty little heathen chimney-sweep , with his hand , like Ishmael 's of old , against every man , and every man 's hand against him . Did she question him , hurry him , frighten him , threaten him , to make him confess ? Not a bit .
You may see her , as I said , XXXXX her work often enough if you know where to look for her : but you will never see her do that .
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