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'In two or three days, the corporal said.' 'I think I might manage it. I will go and see Colonel Graham, and find out if he will help.' 'I knew you would be able to do it,' said Teddy, beaming all over; 'and p'raps, sir, you could tell some of them how to enlist, like you did me. The corporal said I ought to try to be a recruiting sergeant for my Captain, but they wouldn't listen to me, I am sure. I'm going to try to enlist Nancy. I haven't tried half hard enough. But she says she'll only be a sailor for Jesus, not a soldier. Can she be that, sir?' IN TWO OR THREE DAYS THE CORPORAL SAID I THINK I MIGHT MANAGE IT I WILL GO AND SEE COLONEL GRAHAM AND FIND OUT IF HE WILL HELP I KNEW YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO DO IT SAID TEDDY BEAMING ALL OVER AND PERHAPS SIR YOU COULD TELL SOME OF THEM HOW TO ENLIST LIKE YOU DID ME THE CORPORAL SAID I OUGHT TO TRY TO BE A RECRUITING SERGEANT FOR MY CAPTAIN BUT THEY WOULDN'T LISTEN TO ME I'M SURE I'M GOING TO TRY TO ENLIST NANCY I HAVEN'T TRIED HALF HARD ENOUGH BUT SHE SAYS SHE'LL ONLY BE A SAILOR FOR JESUS NOT A SOLDIER CAN SHE BE THAT SIR
en, with thoughtful face, he went to school, revolving many plans in his active little brain, and making innumerable mistakes in his lessons in consequence. At twelve o'clock, when free at last, he made his way to the rectory and asked for Mr. Upton, who greeted him very kindly. 'Any more troubles to tell me?' 'No, sir; but I want to tell you about the soldiers who are coming.' 'I have heard about them. It will be a grand time for you, won't it?' 'Please, sir, could you have a tea-party for them?' Mr. Upton pushed up his glasses and looked very bewildered. 'A tea-party, did you say?' 'Yes; the corporal said a clergyman gave one hundred tea in a schoolroom last year, and spoke to them after. The corporal said it would keep them from drinking in the public-houses. He came to tea with us last night; but granny won't have a lot of them, so I told him I'd tell you about it.' 'It's rather an undertaking,' said Mr. Upton musingly, 'but we might do something for them. When are they to be here? WITH HIM BEFORE WISHING HIM GOOD BYE AND THEN WITH THOUGHTFUL FACE HE WENT TO SCHOOL REVOLVING MANY PLANS IN HIS ACTIVE LITTLE BRAIN AND MAKING INNUMERABLE MISTAKES IN HIS LESSONS IN CONSEQUENCE AT TWELVE O'CLOCK WHEN FREE AT LAST HE MADE HIS WAY TO THE RECTORY AND ASKED FOR MISTER UPTON WHO GREETED HIM VERY KINDLY ANY MORE TROUBLES TO TELL ME NO SIR BUT I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE SOLDIERS WHO ARE COMING I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THEM IT WILL BE A GRAND TIME FOR YOU WON'T IT PLEASE SIR COULD YOU HAVE A TEA PARTY FOR THEM MISTER UPTON PUSHED UP HIS GLASSES AND LOOKED VERY BEWILDERED A TEA PARTY DID YOU SAY YES THE CORPORAL SAID A CLERGYMAN GAVE ONE HUNDRED TEA IN A SCHOOLROOM LAST YEAR AND SPOKE TO THEM AFTER THE CORPORAL SAID IT WOULD KEEP THEM FROM DRINKING IN THE PUBLIC HOUSES HE CAME TO TEA WITH US LAST NIGHT BUT GRANNY WON'T HAVE A LOT OF THEM SO I TOLD HIM I'D TELL YOU ABOUT IT IT'S RATHER AN UNDERTAKING SAID MISTER UPTON MUSINGLY WE MIGHT DO SOMETHING FOR THEM WHEN ARE THEY TO BE HERE
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