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'To fight?' asked his uncle. 'To carry on with, you know; he would lay traps for me, and I would for him, like David and Saul; we should have a fine time of it. And then perhaps, if he did something dreadfully wrong, mother would give me leave to fight him, just once in a way. Don't you think that would be nice?' TO FIGHT ASKED HIS UNCLE TO CARRY ON WITH YOU KNOW HE WOULD LAY TRAPS FOR ME AND I WOULD FOR HIM LIKE DAVID AND SAUL WE SHOULD HAVE A FINE TIME OF IT AND THEN PERHAPS IF HE DID SOMETHING DREADFULLY WRONG MOTHER WOULD GIVE ME LEAVE TO FIGHT HIM JUST ONCE IN A WAY DON'T YOU THINK THAT WOULD BE NICE
 lips took a distressed curve, but she said nothing, only occupied herself with attending to the child's wants. 'Your father was never late for his meals,' the grandmother put in with asperity. 'Never, granny? Not when he was a boy? I shall be always in time when I'm a soldier.' 'Better begin now, then; bad habits, like weeds, grow apace!' Teddy had no answer for this; his mouth was full of bread and butter, and he did not speak till the meal was over. Then, whilst tea was being taken away by the women, he turned to his uncle, who, pulling out a pipe from his pocket, sat down by the open door to smoke. 'Uncle Jake!' A grunt was the only response; but that was sufficient. The two perfectly understood each other, and a minute after Teddy was perched on his knee. 'I'm wondering if I can't get an enemy!' the boy proceeded, folding his small arms and looking up at his uncle steadily; 'all good people had enemies in the Bible, and I haven't one, I should like to have a good right down enemy! RITY A SHADOW CAME OVER HIS MOTHER'S FACE HER LIPS TOOK A DISTRESSED CURVE BUT SHE SAID NOTHING ONLY OCCUPIED HERSELF WITH ATTENDING TO THE CHILD'S WANTS YOUR FATHER WAS NEVER LATE FOR HIS MEALS THE GRANDMOTHER PUT IN WITH ASPERITY NEVER GRANNY NOT WHEN HE WAS A BOY I SHALL BE ALWAYS IN TIME WHEN I'M A SOLDIER BETTER BEGIN NOW THEN BAD HABITS LIKE WEEDS GROW APACE TEDDY HAD NO ANSWER FOR THIS HIS MOUTH WAS FULL OF BREAD AND BUTTER AND HE DID NOT SPEAK TILL THE MEAL WAS OVER THEN WHILST TEA WAS BEING TAKEN AWAY BY THE WOMEN HE TURNED TO HIS UNCLE WHO PULLING OUT A PIPE FROM HIS POCKET SAT DOWN BY THE OPEN DOOR TO SMOKE UNCLE JAKE A GRUNT WAS THE ONLY RESPONSE BUT THAT WAS SUFFICIENT THE TWO PERFECTLY UNDERSTOOD EACH OTHER AND A MINUTE AFTER TEDDY WAS PERCHED ON HIS KNEE I'M WONDERING IF I CAN'T GET AN ENEMY THE BOY PROCEEDED FOLDING HIS SMALL ARMS AND LOOKING UP AT HIS UNCLE STEADILY ALL GOOD PEOPLE HAD ENEMIES IN THE BIBLE AND I HAVEN'T ONE I SHOULD LIKE TO HAVE A GOOD RIGHT DOWN ENEMY
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