Apology of a Father to his son in Dreams ......
On dark night when the son is asleep his father enters his room stealthily and speaks to him. Let's lend our ears to what he speaks.... Listen son, I am saying this as you lie asleep, on little paw crumpled under your cheek and the blond curls stickily wet your damp forehead. I have stolen into your room alone. Just a few minutes ago, as I sat reading my paper in the library , a stifling wave of remorse swept over me. Guilty I came your beside. There was things I was thinking,son: I had been cross to you. I scolded you as you were dressing for school because you gave your face merely a dab with towel. I took you to task for not cleaning your shoes. I called out angrily when you threw some of your things on the floor. At breakfast I found fault, too. You spoiled things. You gulped down your food. You put your elbow on the table . You spread butter too thick on your bread. And as you started off to play and I made for my train, you turned and waved a hand and called.&qu