3927. She would have
accepted the apparent accidental damage to her creation, and she would have forgiven
it, but she was outraged that her brothers would be laughing about it. It was
all a momentary misunderstanding that would have been explained in a minute but
in that minute something drastic happened.
3928. Emily picked up
her little calligraphy pen with the brass nib, and drove in into the upper arm
of her elder brother. It was aggravated assault, because Emily was highly
aggravated. The brothers were dumbfounded, and were hardly able to explain that
it was all just a prank, a meaningless prank.
3929. Almost
immediately after Emily stabbed the older brother, the younger brother produced
Emily’s sculpture complete and intact. What a dilemma! If only they had been
laughing about her actual sculpture, rather that the fake one, Emily’s violent
reaction would have at least been understood, even if she could not be excused.
3930. But because of
a simple coincidence of the order of events, Emily appeared to be a young
person dangerously out of control, and in need of serious punishment. It was
impossible to explain or justify Emily’s behavior to her parents, and although
The Tutor tried to justify the stabbing, she gave up the attempt at the first
word.
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