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The colonel had had it set in a little gold framework with blue ribbon attached, making it look as much like a medal as possible, and Mrs. Graham now came forward and pinned it to his coat. THE COLONEL HAD HAD IT SET IN A LITTLE GOLD FRAMEWORK WITH A BLUE RIBBON ATTACHED MAKING IT LOOK AS MUCH LIKE A MEDAL AS POSSIBLE AND MISSUS GRAHAM NOW CAME FORWARD AND PINNED IT TO HIS COAT
nd I think it will be this Christmas.' The ladies exchanged glances. '"Fact is stranger than fiction," certainly,' said the colonel. 'Now, my boy, come here.' He was standing on the hearthrug with his back to the fire, and putting his hand into his pocket he drew out a small box and placed it in the child's hand. 'Open it, and tell me if you recognise the contents.' Teddy lifted the lid, and then a gasp, and a cry of ecstasy broke from him. 'Oh, my button, my own button! Oh, sir!' And here the tears welled up in the blue eyes, and, utterly regardless of the place he was in, he flung himself down on the hearthrug and buried his head, face foremost, in his arms. He lay there so still for a moment that Mrs. Graham bent forward to touch him, fearing that the excitement might be too much for him, but he was only trying to hide his emotion from those looking on. In another minute he rose to his feet, and with a face perfectly radiant he turned to, the colonel, 'It's lovely, sir, it's lovely! SEND IT BACK TO ME I'M QUITE SURE HE WILL AND I THINK IT WILL BE THIS CHRISTMAS THE LADIES EXCHANGED GLANCES FACT IS STRANGER THAN FICTION CERTAINLY SAID THE COLONEL NOW MY BOY COME HERE HE WAS STANDING ON THE HEARTHRUG WITH HIS BACK TO THE FIRE AND PUTTING HIS HAND INTO HIS POCKET HE DREW OUT A SMALL BOX AND PLACED IT IN THE CHILD'S HAND OPEN IT AND TELL ME IF YOU RECOGNIZE THE CONTENTS TEDDY LIFTED THE LID AND THEN A GASP AND A CRY OF ECSTASY BROKE BEFORE HIM OH MY BUTTON MY OWN BUTTON OH SIR AND HERE THE TEARS WELLED UP IN THE BLUE EYES AND UTTERLY REGARDLESS OF THE PLACE HE WAS IN HE FLUNG HIMSELF DOWN ON THE HEARTHRUG AND BURIED HIS HEAD FACE FOREMOST IN HIS ARMS HE LAY THERE SO STILL FOR A MOMENT THAT MISSUS GRAHAM BENT FORWARD TO TOUCH HIM FEARING THAT THE EXCITEMENT MIGHT BE TOO MUCH FOR HIM BUT HE WAS ONLY TRYING TO HIDE HIS EMOTION FROM THOSE LOOKING ON IN ANOTHER MINUTE HE ROSE TO HIS FEET AND WITH A FACE PERFECTLY RADIANT HE TURNED TO THE COLONEL IT'S LOVELY SIR IT'S LOVELY
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