In the following days, Samuel Johnson had fully prepared himself for the possibility that Amanda Smith would complain to his grandfather.
Every morning he left the house with a sense of trepidation, and returned in the same state, but everything at home was calm and peaceful. A week went by before he was sure that Amanda Smith had really kept the matter to herself.
It both startled and puzzled him.
To him, this was truly inconceivable. Amanda Smith, that woman, was so skilled at tattling, yet she didn't speak up about what he had done? Even though she had told him not to worry about her talking, he still harbored some disbelief in his heart.
He had never trusted her.
How could he possibly trust her? Throughout his life, she had betrayed him so many times! Almost every time he was punished with Mr. Johnson's cane was because of Amanda Smith!
But this time, Amanda Smith indeed kept it a secret for him.