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The drug store was closing for the night．Young Alfred Higgins, the stop-assistant, was ready to go home．Mr. Carr, the boss, stared at him, saying, Hold on, Alfred． Maybe youd be good enough to take the things out of your pockets and leave them here before you go． Alfreds face got red．After a little hesitation, he took out what he had stolen．Mr. Carr said, Maybe I should call your mother and let her know Im going to have to put you in prison． Alfred thought his mother would come, eyes burning with anger．But, to his surprise, she arrived wearing a smile．Mr. Carr was surprised, too．He had expected Alfreds mother to come in nervously, shaking with fear and asking with wet eyes for a mercy for her son．But no, she was most calm, quiet and pleasant and was making Mr. Carr feel guilty．Soon Mr. Carr was in agreement with what she was saying．Of course, he said, I dont want to be cruel．You are right．Sometimes, a little good advice is the best thing for a boy at certain times in his life and it often takes the youths long to get sense into their heads． And he warmly shook Mrs. Higginss hand． Back home, without even looking at Alfred, she said, Luck is always against you! It is one thing after another, always has been．Why do you stand there so stupidly? Go to bed! In his bedroom, Alfred heard his mother in the kitchen．There was no shame in him, just pride in his mothers strength．As he got to the kitchen, he saw his mother drinking a cup of tea．He was shocked by what he saw．His mothers face was a frightened, broken one．It was not the same cool, bright face he saw earlier in the store． As she lifted the tea cup, her hand shaking．He watched his mother without making a sound．The picture of his mother made him want to cry．He saw all the troubles he brought his mother in her shaking hand and the deep lines of worry in her grey old face He felt his youth coining to an end． 49．The reason why Mr. Carr felt guilty was that _____． A．Alfreds mother appeared polite and gentle B．he should h