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The children ran back to their playfellows considerably sobered by their experience, and Teddy very soon made his way home, and told his mother all that had befallen him. THE CHILDREN RAN BACK TO THEIR PLAYFELLOWS CONSIDERABLY SOBERED BY THEIR EXPERIENCE AND TEDDY VERY SOON MADE HIS WAY HOME AND TOLD HIS MOTHER ALL THAT HAD BEFALLEN HIM
is a soldier? What regiment?' 'He's dead, sir. May I tell you father's story?' 'Oh! ah! I remember now, though I'm not sure that I recollect the details,' said the colonel musingly. 'Your father was John Platt, who enlisted in one of the line regiments--the 24th, wasn't it? Tell us the story by all means.' Teddy obeyed delightedly, not seeing in the interest of his tale how keenly he was being watched by the ladies. He told it as he always did, with enthusiastic effect, and when he offered to show the ladies his button they were charmed with him. The colonel patted him on his head as he left, saying, 'Keep your father's spirit in you, my lad, and you'll live to do something great yet!' 'I should like to have him as a page-boy,' said Lady Helen, as they walked away. 'What a sensitive, refined little face it is!' 'Too good to be spoilt by house service,' said Colonel Graham. 'His mother is a superior young woman, with a very good education, and the Platts are highly respected about here. S SON CAPITAL MY BOY AND SO YOUR FATHER IS A SOLDIER WHAT REGIMENT HE'S DEAD SIR MAY I TELL YOU FATHER'S STORY OH AH I REMEMBER NOW THOUGH I'M NOT SURE THAT I RECOLLECT THE DETAILS SAID THE COLONEL MUSINGLY YOUR FATHER WAS JOHN PLATT WHO ENLISTED IN ONE OF THE LINE REGIMENTS THE TWENTY FOURTH WASN'T IT TELL US THE STORY BY ALL MEANS TEDDY OBEYED DELIGHTEDLY NOT SEEING IN THE INTEREST OF HIS TALE HOW KEENLY HE WAS BEING WATCHED BY THE LADIES HE TOLD IT AS HE ALWAYS DID WITH ENTHUSIASTIC EFFECT AND WHEN HE OFFERED TO SHOW THE LADIES HIS BUTTON THEY WERE CHARMED WITH HIM THE COLONEL PATTED HIM ON HIS HEAD AS HE LEFT SAYING KEEP YOUR FATHER'S SPIRIT IN YOU MY LAD AND YOU WILL LIVE TO DO SOMETHING GREAT YET I SHOULD LIKE TO HAVE HIM AS A PAGE BOY SAID LADY HELEN AS THEY WALKED AWAY WHAT A SENSITIVE REFINED LITTLE FACE IT IS TOO GOOD TO BE SPOILT BY HOUSE SERVICE SAID COLONEL GRAHAM HIS MOTHER IS A SUPERIOR YOUNG WOMAN WITH A VERY GOOD EDUCATION AND THE PLATTS ARE HIGHLY RESPECTED ABOUT HERE
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