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'I'm wondering if I can't get an enemy!' the boy proceeded, folding his small arms and looking up at his uncle steadily; 'all good people had enemies in the Bible, and I haven't one, I should like to have a good right down enemy!' I'M WONDERING IF I CAN'T GET AN ENEMY THE BOY PROCEEDED FOLDING HIS SMALL ARMS AND LOOKING UP AT HIS UNCLE STEADILY ALL GOOD PEOPLE HAD ENEMIES IN THE BIBLE AND I HAVEN'T ONE I SHOULD LIKE TO HAVE A GOOD RIGHT DOWN ENEMY
r that was waiting for him. 'What have you been doing, sonny?' asked the young mother, whose eyes had brightened at the sight of him. 'Telling father's story,' replied Teddy with alacrity. A shadow came over his mother's face, her lips took a distressed curve, but she said nothing, only occupied herself with attending to the child's wants. 'Your father was never late for his meals,' the grandmother put in with asperity. 'Never, granny? Not when he was a boy? I shall be always in time when I'm a soldier.' 'Better begin now, then; bad habits, like weeds, grow apace!' Teddy had no answer for this; his mouth was full of bread and butter, and he did not speak till the meal was over. Then, whilst tea was being taken away by the women, he turned to his uncle, who, pulling out a pipe from his pocket, sat down by the open door to smoke. 'Uncle Jake!' A grunt was the only response; but that was sufficient. The two perfectly understood each other, and a minute after Teddy was perched on his knee. ORRY WAS ALL HE SAID AS HE SLIPPED INTO THE CHAIR THAT WAS WAITING FOR HIM WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING SONNY ASKED THE YOUNG MOTHER WHOSE EYES HAD BRIGHTENED AT THE SIGHT OF HIM TELLING FATHER'S STORY REPLIED TEDDY WITH ALACRITY A SHADOW CAME OVER HIS MOTHER'S FACE HER LIPS TOOK A DISTRESSED CURVE BUT SHE SAID NOTHING ONLY OCCUPIED HERSELF WITH ATTENDING TO THE CHILD'S WANTS YOUR FATHER WAS NEVER LATE FOR HIS MEALS THE GRANDMOTHER PUT IN WITH ASPERITY NEVER GRANNY NOT WHEN HE WAS A BOY I SHALL BE ALWAYS IN TIME WHEN I'M A SOLDIER BETTER BEGIN NOW THEN BAD HABITS LIKE WEEDS GROW APACE TEDDY HAD NO ANSWER FOR THIS HIS MOUTH WAS FULL OF BREAD AND BUTTER AND HE DID NOT SPEAK TILL THE MEAL WAS OVER THEN WHILST TEA WAS BEING TAKEN AWAY BY THE WOMEN HE TURNED TO HIS UNCLE WHO PULLING OUT A PIPE FROM HIS POCKET SAT DOWN BY THE OPEN DOOR TO SMOKE UNCLE JAKE A GRUNT WAS THE ONLY RESPONSE BUT THAT WAS SUFFICIENT THE TWO PERFECTLY UNDERSTOOD EACH OTHER AND A MINUTE AFTER TEDDY WAS PERCHED ON HIS KNEE
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