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'Yes, laddie; but don't think of that now.' 'I told mother I didn't want ever to get well when I first talked about it. I felt I couldn't live without my button, but she told me that was wrong; she said it wasn't being a good soldier to wish to die directly trouble came, and that if I bore my sorrow well God would be pleased. Do you think I'm bearing it well, granny?' 'Yes, yes,' Mrs. Platt said soothingly. 'Look at those lovely flowers and grapes that Mrs. Graham sent to you this morning. Wasn't that kind of her?' YES LADDIE BUT DON'T THINK OF THAT NOW I TOLD MOTHER I DIDN'T WANT EVER TO GET WELL WHEN I FIRST TALKED ABOUT IT I FELT I COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT MY BUTTON BUT SHE TOLD ME THAT WAS WRONG SHE SAID IT WASN'T BEING A GOOD SOLDIER TO WISH TO DIE DIRECTLY TROUBLE CAME AND THAT IF I BORE MY SORROW WELL GOD WOULD BE PLEASED DO YOU THINK I'M BEARING IT WELL GRANNIE YES YES MISSUS PLATT SAID SOOTHINGLY LOOK AT THOSE LOVELY FLOWERS AND GRAPES THAT MISSUS GRAHAM SENT TO YOU THIS MORNING WASN'T THAT KIND OF HER
d had her share of suffering during those sad days; her heart was wrapped up in the boy, and perhaps the greatest trial of all was to stand aloof, and perform her daily work downstairs, whilst her daughter-in-law had the sole charge of him. She came across to the chair now, and kneeling down in front of it, said, with tears in her eyes, as she took his two little hands into hers, 'Granny has sadly missed her pickle all this while.' And then Teddy put his little arms round her neck and hugged her close, crushing her cap in the most reckless fashion as he did so. 'I'm getting better every day, granny, and I love you ever so!' When Mrs. Platt released herself, he went on more soberly, 'I feel very tipsy on my legs. I asked mother to let me walk just now, but I couldn't manage very well. I don't think I shall be able to run fast for a year, shall I?' 'Oh, we'll see you about long before that, please God!' 'And, granny, you know about my sorrow?' The blue eyes looked wistful at the thought. R A SHORT TIME OLD MISSUS PLATT HAD HAD HER SHARE OF SUFFERING DURING THOSE SAD DAYS HER HEART WAS WRAPPED UP IN THE BOY AND PERHAPS THE GREATEST TRIAL OF ALL WAS TO STAND ALOOF AND PERFORM HER DAILY WORK DOWN STAIRS WHILST HER DAUGHTER IN LAW HAD THE SOLE CHARGE OF HIM SHE CAME ACROSS TO THE CHAIR NOW AND KNEELING DOWN IN FRONT OF IT SAID WITH TEARS IN HER EYES AS SHE TOOK HIS TWO LITTLE HANDS INTO HERS GRANNIE HAS SADLY MISSED HER PICKLE ALL THIS WHILE AND THEN TEDDY PUT HIS LITTLE ARMS ROUND HER NECK AND HUGGED HER CLOSE CRUSHING HER CAP IN THE MOST RECKLESS FASHION AS HE DID SO I'M GETTING BETTER EVERY DAY GRANNIE AND I LOVE YOU EVER SO WHEN MISSUS PLATT RELEASED HERSELF HE WENT ON MORE SOBERLY I FEEL VERY TIPSY ON MY LEGS I ASKED MOTHER TO LET ME WALK JUST NOW BUT I COULDN'T MANAGE VERY WELL I DON'T THINK I SHALL BE ABLE TO RUN FAST FOR A YEAR SHALL I OH WE'LL SEE YOU ABOUT LONG BEFORE THAT PLEASE GOD AND GRANNIE YOU KNOW ABOUT MY SORROW THE BLUE EYES LOOKED WISTFUL AT THE THOUGHT
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