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And here the tears welled up in the blue eyes, and, utterly regardless of the place he was in, he flung himself down on the hearthrug and buried his head, face foremost, in his arms. He lay there so still for a moment that Mrs. Graham bent forward to touch him, fearing that the excitement might be too much for him, but he was only trying to hide his emotion from those looking on. AND HERE THE TEARS WELLED UP IN THE BLUE EYES AND UTTERLY REGARDLESS OF THE PLACE HE WAS IN HE FLUNG HIMSELF DOWN ON THE HEARTHRUG AND BURIED HIS HEAD FACE FOREMOST IN HIS ARMS HE LAY THERE SO STILL FOR A MOMENT THAT MISSUS GRAHAM BENT FORWARD TO TOUCH HIM FEARING THAT THE EXCITEMENT MIGHT BE TOO MUCH FOR HIM BUT HE WAS ONLY TRYING TO HIDE HIS EMOTION FROM THOSE LOOKING ON
r? A button isn't worth much sorrow after the first pang of its loss is over.' Teddy's face was a picture: the blood rushed up to his forehead, his eyes flashed, and with clenched hands he said boldly, 'Do you think I could ever forget my father's button, sir? I'd rather have it back than anything else in the world! And I'm going to get it back, too!' 'But it's at the bottom of the river, isn't it?' 'I don't know where it is, but God does, and I ask Him every day to send it back to me. I'm quite sure He will, and I think it will be this Christmas.' The ladies exchanged glances. '"Fact is stranger than fiction," certainly,' said the colonel. 'Now, my boy, come here.' He was standing on the hearthrug with his back to the fire, and putting his hand into his pocket he drew out a small box and placed it in the child's hand. 'Open it, and tell me if you recognise the contents.' Teddy lifted the lid, and then a gasp, and a cry of ecstasy broke from him. 'Oh, my button, my own button! Oh, sir! T PERHAPS YOU'VE FORGOTTEN ALL ABOUT IT YOUNGSTER A BUTTON ISN'T WORTH MUCH SORROW AFTER THE FIRST PANG OF ITS LOSS IS OVER TEDDY'S FACE WAS A PICTURE THE BLOOD RUSHED UP TO HIS FOREHEAD HIS EYES FLASHED AND WITH CLINCHED HANDS HE SAID BOLDLY DON'T YOU THINK I COULD EVER FORGET MY FATHER'S BUTTON SIR I'D RATHER HAVE IT BACK THAN ANYTHING ELSE IN THE WORLD AND I'M GOING TO GET IT BACK TOO BUT IT'S AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RIVER ISN'T IT I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS BUT GOD DOES AND I ASK HIM EVERY DAY TO SEND IT BACK TO ME I'M QUITE SURE HE WILL AND I THINK IT WILL BE THIS CHRISTMAS THE LADIES EXCHANGED GLANCES FACT IS STRANGER THAN FICTION CERTAINLY SAID THE COLONEL NOW MY BOY COME HERE HE WAS STANDING ON THE HEARTHRUG WITH HIS BACK TO THE FIRE AND PUTTING HIS HAND INTO HIS POCKET HE DREW OUT A SMALL BOX AND PLACED IT IN THE CHILD'S HAND OPEN IT AND TELL ME IF YOU RECOGNIZE THE CONTENTS TEDDY LIFTED THE LID AND THEN A GASP AND A CRY OF ECSTASY BROKE BEFORE HIM OH MY BUTTON MY OWN BUTTON OH SIR
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