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'I think, p'raps,' went on Teddy slowly, as he turned over on his back and looked up at the clear blue sky above him, 'that I wasn't quite true about the bullets. I think it was six bullets and three sword cuts. I forget when I tell it how many it was; but she said she didn't believe a word!' I THINK P'RAPS WENT ON TEDDY SLOWLY AS HE TURNED OVER ON HIS BACK AND LOOKED UP AT THE CLEAR BLUE SKY ABOVE HIM BUT I WASN'T QUITE TRUE ABOUT THE BULLETS I THINK IT WAS SIX BULLETS AND THREE SWORD CUTS I FORGET WHEN I TELL IT HOW MANY IT WAS BUT SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T BELIEVE A WORD
n must be his grandarter!' 'P'raps they've come from 'Mericky,' suggested a small urchin, capering round on his hands and feet. 'Polls allays comes over the sea, you know.' [Illustration: TEDDY TELLS THE STORY OF HIS FATHER'S HEROIC DEATH.] 'She didn't believe me,' murmured Teddy, chewing a wisp of grass meditatively. 'Gals is no good, never! If she'd been a boy you would 'a fought her, but I shouldn't care for naught like her, Ted.' Teddy turned his face upwards to the speaker. 'No, I couldn't have fought her, Sam, if she'd been a boy. I've promised my mother I won't fight again till she gives me leave. You see, I fought four boys in one week last time, and she says she won't have it. I don't see if it is right for soldiers to fight, why it isn't right for boys!' 'I don't think there's any fellers left for you to fight with, so you're pretty safe. Besides, it was only Tom Larken, who set them on to try and get your button from you, and he's gone off to another part of the country now. LE PARROT IN A CAGE I COUNTED THEM MYSELF FOR I WAS HAVIN A RIDE BEHIND AND THE WOMAN SHE CALLED SOL FATHER SO THE LITTLE UN MUST BE HIS GRAN'DAR PERHAPS THEY'VE COME FROM MARY SUGGESTED A SMALL URCHIN KEEPING AROUND ON HIS HANDS AND FEET POLES ALLAYS COME OVER THE SEAS YOU KNOW SHE DIDN'T BELIEVE ME MURMURED TEDDY CHEWING A WISP OF GRASP MEDITATIVELY GALS IS NO GOOD NEVER IF SHE'D BEEN A BOY YOU WOULD A FOUGHT HER BUT I SHOULDN'T CARE FOR NOT LIKE HER TED TEDDY TURNED HIS FACE UPWARD TO THE SPEAKER NO I COULDN'T HAVE FOUGHT HER SAM IF SHE'D BEEN A BOY I'VE PROMISED MY MOTHER I WON'T FIGHT AGAIN TILL SHE GIVES ME LEAVE YOU SEE I FOUGHT FOUR BOYS IN ONE WEEK LAST TIME AND SHE SAYS SHE WON'T HAVE IT I DON'T SEE IF IT IS RIGHT FOR SOLDIERS TO FIGHT WHY IT ISN'T RIGHT FOR BOYS I DON'T THINK THERE ANY FELLOWS LEFT FOR YOU TO FIGHT WITH SO YOU'RE PRETTY SAFE BESIDES IT WAS ONLY TOM LARKEN WHO SET THEM ON TO TRY AND GET YOUR BUTTON FROM YOU AND HE'S GONE OFF TO ANOTHER PART OF THE COUNTRY NOW
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