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'Have you? Do tell me!' 'You mustn't tell any one, then. It was in church this morning. There was an old woman in front of me, and she'd untied her bonnet, and the ribbons fell over in our pew. HAVE YOU DO TELL ME YOU MUSTN'T TELL ANYONE THEN IT WAS IN CHURCH THIS MORNING THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN IN FRONT OF ME AND SHE UNTIED HER BONNET AND THE RIBBONS FELL OVER IN OUR PEW
we play on the harps, and blow the trumpets as much as ever we like. I think my Captain sometimes comes and sits down and talks to us and tells us stories.' There was silence; then Nancy said, 'Is that all?' 'That's enough for you,' said Teddy, a little condescendingly. 'I think and make believe a lot more.' 'I want to go to heaven,' Nancy said thoughtfully. Then Teddy came back to earth. 'Have you enlisted yet?' he asked. 'I'm not going to be a soldier,' said Nancy quickly. 'Well, you'll never get to heaven if you don't fight for our Captain now. He won't let you inside the gates unless you belong to Him. Girls can fight just as much as boys.' 'Of course they can. I can fight as well as you, button-boy!' 'Why don't you fight your enemy, then?' 'What enemy?' 'My enemy is called Ipse. He's a dreadful trouble to me. You've got yours--the thing inside you that makes you want to do naughty things; you've got to fight it, and do the good things instead. I've had two fights with Ipse to-day. HEN WE STAND UP AND SING HYMNS WHEN MY CAPTAIN COMES BY WE PLAY ON THE HARPS AND BLOW THE TRUMPETS AS MUCH AS EVER WE LIKE I THINK MY CAPTAIN SOMETIMES COMES AND SITS DOWN AND TALKS TO US AND TELLS US STORIES THERE WAS SILENCE THEN NANCY SAID IS THAT ALL THAT'S ENOUGH FOR YOU SAID TEDDY A LITTLE CONDESCENDINGLY I THINK AND MAKE BELIEVE A LOT MORE I WANT TO GO TO HEAVEN NANCY SAID THOUGHTFULLY THEN TEDDY CAME BACK TO EARTH HAVE YOU ENLISTED YET HE ASKED I'M NOT GOING TO BE A SOLDIER SAID NANCY QUICKLY WELL YOU'LL NEVER GET TO HEAVEN IF YOU DON'T FIGHT FOR OUR CAPTAIN NOW HE WON'T LET YOU INSIDE THE GATES UNLESS YOU BELONG TO HIM GIRLS CAN FIGHT JUST AS MUCH AS BOYS OF COURSE THEY CAN I CAN FIGHT AS WELL AS YOU BUTTON BOY WHY DON'T YOU FIGHT YOUR ENEMY THEN WHAT ENEMY MY ENEMY IS CALLED IPSE HE'S A DREADFUL TROUBLE TO ME YOU'VE GOT YOURS THE THING INSIDE YOU THAT MAKES YOU WANT TO DO NAUGHTY THINGS YOU'VE GOT TO FIGHT IT AND DO THE GOOD THINGS INSTEAD I'VE HAD TWO FIGHTS WITH IPSE TO DAY
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