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'But you are not such a paragon of goodness generally,' said the colonel. 'Wasn't it you and some others who scared our dairymaid into fits one night last winter, by playing pranks, after dark, outside the dairy window?' BUT YOU ARE NOT SUCH A PARAGON OF GOODNESS GENERALLY SAID THE COLONEL WASN'T IT YOU AND SOME OTHERS WHO SCARED OUR DAIRYMAID INTO FITS ONE NIGHT LAST WINTER BY PLAYING PRANKS AFTER DARK OUTSIDE THE DAIRY WINDOW
 been told the ringleader in every bit of mischief set going! You wouldn't think it to look at him, would you?' 'What an angel's face!' said that lady admiringly. 'And who is the little girl? she looks a regular little gipsy!' Neither of the children appreciated these remarks, but the colonel good-naturedly put down his fishing-basket and cut the piece of rope that bound them. 'Now, then, youngster!' he said, 'speak up and tell us who bound you in this fashion, and what have you been doing to merit such punishment?' Having got his hands free, Teddy stood up bravely and told the story briefly and clearly, to the great amusement of his hearers. 'And he would never have been caught if he hadn't gone back to undo him,' put in Nancy; 'so he oughtn't to have been punished at all.' 'What made you go back, my boy?' asked Mrs. Graham gently. The colour rose in Teddy's cheeks, but he never hesitated to speak the truth. 'I went back when I remembered it was wrong to have done it,' he said simply. S ONE OF THE YOUNG HOPEFULS IN OUR VILLAGE I'VE BEEN TOLD THE RINGLEADER IN EVERY BIT OF MISCHIEF SET GOING YOU WOULDN'T THINK IT TO LOOK AT HIM WOULD YOU WHAT AN ANGEL'S FACE SAID THE LADY ADMIRINGLY AND WHO IS THE LITTLE GIRL SHE LOOKS A REGULAR LITTLE GIPSY NEITHER OF THE CHILDREN APPRECIATED THESE REMARKS BUT THE COLONEL GOOD NATUREDLY PUT DOWN HIS FISHING BASKET AND CUT THE PIECES OF ROPE THAT BOUND THEM NOW THEN YOUNGSTER HE SAID SPEAK UP AND TELL US WHO BOUND YOU IN THIS FASHION WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING TO MERIT SUCH PUNISHMENT HAVING GOT HIS HANDS FREE TEDDY STOOD UP BRAVELY AND TOLD THE STORY BRIEFLY AND CLEARLY TO THE GREAT AMUSEMENT OF HIS HEARERS AND HE WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IF HE HADN'T GONE BACK TO UNDO HIM PUT IN NANCY SO HE OUGHTN'T TO HAVE BEEN PUNISHED AT ALL WHAT MADE YOU GO BACK MY BOY ASKED MISSUS GRAHAM GENTLY THE COLOUR ROSE IN TEDDY'S CHEEKS BUT HE NEVER HESITATED TO SPEAK THE TRUTH I WENT BACK WHEN I REMEMBERED IT WAS WRONG TO HAVE DONE IT HE SAID SIMPLY
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