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'Now,' said Colonel Graham in his brisk, hearty tones, 'before we have a few words from Mr. Upton, I should like to tell you how glad I am to see the redcoats about me once more. NOW SAID COLONEL GRAHAM IN HIS BRISK HEARTY TONES BEFORE WE HAVE A FEW WORDS FROM MISTER UPTON I SHOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU HOW GLAD I AM TO SEE THE RED COATS ABOUT ME ONCE MORE
ith a sad face, to announce to his mother the failure of his mission. 'He was nearly here, mother--just the other side of the hedge outside--and yet he turned back!' CHAPTER VII Uplifted and Cast Down It was a bright, cheery gathering a few hours later. Mr. Upton had thrown his whole heart into the scheme, and had been round with his tickets to a few outlying inns, where more of the men were billeted, so that there were altogether over forty redcoats assembled. Mrs. John and two other neighbours were in charge of the tea and coffee, and Teddy and Nancy, with one or two other children, as a special favour, were allowed to help to wait on the guests. The tables were decorated with flowers; meat-pies, cold beef and ham sandwiches disappeared in a marvellous manner, and the cakes and bread-and-butter with watercress were equally appreciated. Towards the end of the meal several ladies came forward and sang, and one or two part-songs were also given by some of the guests staying at the Hall. G ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY ROBERT HARDER TEDDY'S BUTTON BY AMI LA FEVER CHAPTER SEVEN UPLIFTED AND CAST DOWN IT WAS A BRIGHT CHEERY GATHERING A FEW HOURS LATER MISTER UPTON HAD THROWN HIS WHOLE HEART INTO THE SCHEME AND HAD BEEN ROUND WITH HIS TICKETS TO A FEW OUTLYING INNS WHERE MORE OF THE MEN WERE BILLETED SO THAT THERE WERE ALL TOGETHER OVER FORTY RED COATS ASSEMBLED MISSUS JOHN AND TWO OTHER NEIGHBORS WERE IN CHARGE OF THE TEA AND COFFEE AND TEDDY AND NANCY WITH ONE OR TWO OTHER CHILDREN AS A SPECIAL FAVOR WERE ALLOWED TO HELP TO WAIT ON THE GUESTS THE TABLES WERE DECORATED WITH FLOWERS MEAT PIES COLD BEEF AND HAM SANDWICHES DISAPPEARED IN A MARVELLOUS MANNER AND THE CAKES AND BREAD AND BUTTER WITH WATERCRESS WERE EQUALLY APPRECIATED TOWARD THE END OF THE MEAL SEVERAL LADIES CAME FORWARD AND SANG AND ONE OR TWO PART SONGS WERE ALSO GIVEN BY SOME OF THE GUESTS STAYING AT THE HALL
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