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'Your Captain will pick you up, I'm thinkin', if you ask Him. He'll clean you up fust rate, and set you on your legs agen.' YOUR CAPTAIN WILL PICK YOU UP I'M THINKING IF YOU ASK HIM HE'LL CLEAN YOU UP FIRST RATE AND SET YOU ON YOUR LEGS AGAIN
hat they like with them. Why, I've done worse than that!'--here he clenched his little fists and raised his voice excitedly--'I've gone with the enemy, I've joined Ipse, and that's being a deserter, and now I shan't never, never be able to get back again!' His uncle looked sorely puzzled. 'Why ain't you at school? What have you been a'doin'?' Teddy told him all in a despairing tone, adding,-- 'I can't meet mother--I've been caned, and--and I've disgraced my button!' Here his tears burst out afresh. 'Look here,' said his uncle slowly, 'I won't say but what you've been a bad boy--your mother herself has been in sore trouble about you this last day or two; but if we gets a fall in the mud it ain't much good stopping there; the only thing is to pick ourselves up agen, get ourselves cleaned, and then start agen and walk more carefully. Can't you do that?' 'I'm a deserter,' sobbed the boy; 'my Captain won't have me back. I've disgraced Him, I've disgraced my banner, I've disgraced my button!  THE BANNER DRAG IN THE DUST AND JUST LET THE ENEMY DO WHAT THEY LIKE WITH HIM WHY I'VE DONE WORSE THAN THAT HERE HE CLINCHED HIS LITTLE FISTS AND RAISED HIS VOICE EXCITEDLY I'VE GONE WITH THE ENEMY I'VE JOINED IPSE AND THAT'S BEING A DESERTER AND NOW I SHA'N'T NEVER NEVER BE ABLE TO GET BACK AGAIN HIS UNCLE LOOKED SORELY PUZZLED WHY AIN'T YOU AT SCHOOL WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN A DOIN TEDDY TOLD HIM ALL IN A DESPAIRING TONE ADDING I CAN'T MEET MOTHER I'VE BEEN CANED AND I'VE DISGRACED MY BUTTON HERE HIS TEARS BURST OUT AFRESH LOOK HERE SAID HIS UNCLE SLOWLY I WON'T SAY BUT WHAT YOU'VE BEEN A BAD BOY YOUR MOTHER HERSELF HAS BEEN IN SORE TROUBLE ABOUT YOU THIS LAST DAY OR TWO BUT IF WE GETS A FALL IN THE MUD IT AIN'T MUCH GOOD STOPPING THERE THE ONLY THING IS TO PICK OURSELVES UP AGAIN GET OURSELVES CLEAN AND THEN START AGAIN AND WALK MORE CAREFULLY CAN'T YOU DO THAT I'M A DESERTER SOBBED THE BOY MY CAPTAIN WON'T HAVE ME BACK I'VE DISGRACED HIM I'VE DISGRACED MY BANNER I'VE DISGRACED MY BUTTON
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