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He was jerking at it as he spoke, and it slipped from his grasp and rolled away on the path. It was too great a temptation for Nancy. Like lightning she was after it, and a moment after stood upright and exultant, with the button clenched tightly in her little hand. HE WAS JERKING AT IT AS HE SPOKE AND IT SLIPPED FROM HIS GRASP AND ROLLED AWAY ON THE PATH IT WAS TOO GREAT A TEMPTATION FOR NANCY LIKE LIGHTNING SHE WAS AFTER IT AND A MOMENT AFTER STOOD UPRIGHT AND EXULTANT WITH A BUTTON CLENCHED TIGHTLY IN HER LITTLE HAND
e picture I've got of father, with his red coat and sash and sword, and his voice is so gruff and hoarse, and he shouts so loud, and I shall never, never think sailors are better than soldiers!' It was after Nancy's father had left her, and when the bright summer days were beginning to close, that one afternoon Teddy and Nancy were fishing together. At least that was their intention, but any one seeing them sitting on the low stone bridge over the river, with their lines dangling carelessly in the water, and their merry laughter and voices ringing out continually, would not be surprised if their fishing did not meet with success. At last they clambered down and wandered along the tow-path, and then suddenly Nancy drew Teddy's attention to his button. 'Why, it's nearly coming off; you'll lose it!' she cried. 'I told mother it was getting loose yesterday. She says she is always sewing it on. I think I'll take it right off and put it in my pocket. Whatever should I do if I was to lose it? S VERY NICE BUT HE'S NOTHING LIKE THE PICTURE I'VE GOT A FATHER WITH HIS RED COAT AND SASH AND SWORD AND HIS VOICE IS SO GRUFF AND HOARSE AND HE SHOUTS SO LOUD AND I SHALL NEVER NEVER THINK SAILORS ARE BETTER THAN SOLDIERS IT WAS AFTER NANCY'S FATHER HAD LEFT HER AND WHEN THE BRIGHT SUMMER DAYS WERE BEGINNING TO CLOSE THAT ONE AFTERNOON TEDDY AND NANCY WERE FISHING TOGETHER AT LEAST THAT WAS THEIR INTENTION BUT ANY ONE SEEING THEM SITTING ON THE LOW STONE BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER WITH THEIR LINES DANGLING CARELESSLY IN THE WATER AND THEIR MERRY LAUGHTER AND VOICES RINGING OUT CONTINUALLY WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF THEIR FISHING DID NOT MEET WITH SUCCESS AT LAST THEY CLAMBERED DOWN AND WANDERED ALONG THE TOWPATH AND THEN SUDDENLY NANCY DREW TEDDY'S ATTENTION TO HIS BUTTON WHY IT'S NEARLY COMING OFF YOU'LL LOSE IT SHE CRIED I TOLD MOTHER IT WAS GETTING LOOSE YESTERDAY SHE SAYS SHE IS ALWAYS SEWING IT ON I THINK I'LL TAKE IT OFF AND PUT IT IN MY POCKET WHATEVER SHOULD I DO IF I WAS TO LOSE IT
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