15 “Oh, yes, dear uncle, immensely.” “Then,” said he, “as I, too, am suffering from hardness, I shall try to allay it in your bottom, as you are doing in my wife’s; don’t be afraid, if I hurt you I shall stop.” “Do just as you like, dear uncle, both you and aunt are so kind as to do all you can to relieve my pain, and I should be very ungrateful if I did not do all in my power to relieve you.” “You are a darling boy, and I shall love you dearly.” He knelt behind me, and