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Farmer Green was much bewildered a few days after at receiving a parcel which was left at his house by some boys on their way back from school; he was still more puzzled when upon opening it, it proved to be a gooseberry pudding in a basin, with a piece of paper attached to it, and these words in very shaky writing, 'I send you my love. FARMER GREEN WAS MUCH BEWILDERED A FEW DAYS AFTER AT RECEIVING A PARCEL WHICH WAS LEFT AT HIS HOUSE BY SOME BOYS ON THEIR WAY BACK FROM SCHOOL HE WAS STILL MORE PUZZLED WHEN UPON OPENING IT IT PROVED TO BE A GOOSEBERRY PUDDING IN A BASIN WITH A PIECE OF PAPER ATTACHED TO IT AND THESE WORDS IN VERY SHAKY WRITING I SEND YOU MY LOVE
 chair that Teddy immediately vacated upon his entrance; 'do you believe it?' 'I have no faith in boys,' said Mrs. Green, with a shake of her head, 'they're all alike, and are always taking you unawares!' 'You hear what the missus says; you won't get no help from that quarter. But I'll give you a chance; would you like to stop to tea with us?' Teddy smiled. 'Thank you, sir, but mother will expect me home to tea; may I go now? And do you forgive me for what I did the other day?' Farmer Green stretched out a hard horny hand, and took the boy's small one. 'Here's my hand on't!' he said with his grim smile. 'I may be a fool for believing you, but if you're sorry for the past, I won't be the one to rake it up.' Teddy's upward look was so full of innocence that he received a clap on the shoulder. 'Run along; you've made your peace with me.' And speeding away Teddy whispered to himself,-- 'I shall ask mother to make it, and I shall pick the gooseberries myself, and then he'll know I love him! MARIANNE SAID JONATHAN SITTING DOWN IN THE CHAIR THAT TEDDY IMMEDIATELY VACATED UPON HIS ENTRANCE DO YOU BELIEVE IT I HAVE NO FAITH IN BOYS SAID MISSUS GREEN WITH A SHAKE OF HER HEAD THEY'RE ALL ALIKE AND ARE ALWAYS TAKING YOU UNAWARES YOU HEAR WHAT THE MISSES SAYS YOU WON'T GET NO HELP FROM THAT QUARTER BUT I'LL GIVE YOU A CHANCE WOULD YOU LIKE TO STOP TO TEA WITH US TEDDY SMILED THANK YOU SIR BUT MOTHER WILL EXPECT ME HOME TO TEA MAY I GO NOW AND DO YOU FORGIVE ME FOR WHAT I DID THE OTHER DAY FARMER GREEN STRETCHED OUT A HARD HORNY HAND AND TOOK THE BOY'S SMALL ONE HERE'S MY HAND ON IT HE SAID WITH HIS GRIM SMILE I MAY BE A FOOL FOR BELIEVING YOU BUT IF YOU'RE SORRY FOR THE PAST I WON'T BE THE ONE TO RAKE IT UP AGAIN TEDDY'S UPWARD LOOK WAS SO FULL OF INNOCENCE THAT HE RECEIVED A CLAP ON THE SHOULDER RUN ALONG YOU'VE MADE YOUR PEACE WITH ME IN SPEEDING AWAY TEDDY WHISPERED TO HIMSELF I SHALL ASK MOTHER TO MAKE IT AND I SHALL PICK THE GOOSEBERRIES MYSELF AND THEN HE'LL KNOW I LOVE HIM
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