In this context, the word "mischief" has a slightly positive connotation. It suggests playful and harmless fun rather than something harmful or malicious. Ruky's playful nature and the interaction with Cora indicate that his mischief is more about youthful exuberance than anything negative.
One day Ruky's "Cor! Cor!" had sounded oftener than usual. His rosy face had bent saucily to kiss Cora's upturned forehead, as she raised her arms to lift him from the tree, but the sparkle in his dark eyes had seemed to kindle so much mischief in him that his sister's patience became fairly exhausted.
What connotation does the word mischief have in this context?
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• a slightly positive connotation
• a very positive connotation
O a very negative connotation
© a slightly negative connotation
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