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Teddy was perfectly ready with his defence, and he poured into his listener's ears such a voluble story that the rector was quite bewildered when it came to an end. 'It's father's button I care about,' added the boy, fingering his beloved object proudly, 'and she didn't believe me a bit, and she put out her tongue as long as ever she could!' TEDDY WAS PERFECTLY READY WITH HIS DEFENCE AND HE POURED INTO HIS LISTENER'S EAR SUCH A VOLUBLE STORY THAT THE RECTOR WAS QUITE BEWILDERED WHEN IT CAME TO AN END IT'S FATHER'S BUTTON I CARE ABOUT ADDED THE BOY FINGERING HIS BELOVED OBJECT PROUDLY AND SHE DIDN'T BELIEVE ME A BIT AND SHE PUT OUT HER TONGUE AS LONG AS EVER SHE COULD
,' and with an eager importance Teddy turned over the leaves. 'Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer,' he read solemnly. 'That will do. Now think it over for five minutes in silence, and then tell me what your thoughts are about it.' The boy hung his head in shame; he folded his arms and sat immovable till the five minutes were over, then he said timidly, 'I wouldn't hate a brother. I'd like to have one. Do you think it means the same when it's a girl?' 'Precisely the same--a brother means any person in the world, man, woman, or child.' 'Then I ought to be hung.' There was much self-pity in Teddy's tone. Mr. Upton did not smile, he was gazing abstractedly out of the window, and said slowly, 'The root of murder is anger. The same motive that prompts a passionate statement, prompts a passionate and perhaps fatal blow.' There was silence; then in a more cheerful tone the rector turned to the little culprit. 'And now tell me the whole story, and who it was that you spoke to in church. S THE FIFTEENTH VERSE CAN YOU FIND IT YES SIR AND WITH AN EAGER IMPORTANCE TEDDY TURNED OVER THE LEAVES WHOSOEVER HATETH HIS BROTHER IS A MURDERER HE READ SOLEMNLY THAT WILL DO NOW THINK IT OVER FOR FIVE MINUTES IN SILENCE THEN TELL ME WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE ABOUT IT THE BOY HUNG HIS HEAD IN SHAME HE FOLDED HIS ARMS AND SAT IMMOVABLE TILL THE FIVE MINUTES WERE OVER THEN HE SAID TIMIDLY I WOULDN'T HATE A BROTHER I'D LIKE TO HAVE ONE DO YOU THINK IT MEANS THE SAME WHEN IT'S A GIRL PRECISELY THE SAME A BROTHER MEANS ANY PERSON IN THE WORLD MAN WOMAN OR CHILD THEN I OUGHT TO BE HUNG THERE WAS MUCH SELF PITY IN TEDDY'S TONE MISTER UPTON DID NOT SMILE HE WAS GAZING ABSTRACTEDLY OUT OF THE WINDOW AND SAID SLOWLY THE ROOT OF MURDER IS ANGER THE SAME MOTIVE THAT PROMPTS A PASSIONATE STATEMENT PROMPTS A PASSIONATE AND PERHAPS FATAL BLOW THERE WAS SILENCE THEN IN A MORE CHEERFUL TONE THE RECTOR TURNED TO THE LITTLE CULPRIT AND NOW TELL ME THE WHOLE STORY AND WHO IT WAS THAT YOU SPOKE TO IN CHURCH
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