having holding thinking
There was nothing furtive in what I did, I knew my parents would see   what  I'd done, and I didn't think there
was any  harm  in it.They always let me   remove  the corners
after they'd opened them.Why should I think there was any harm in doing it first,  [MASK]   in mind that they weren't on hand to be   consulted  .Wouldn't they rather be left to doze in their summer deckchairs?