large/7704/teddysbutton_1209_librivox_64kb_mp3/teddy_07_feuvre_64kb_33
large/7704/teddysbutton_1209_librivox_64kb_mp3/teddy_07_feuvre_64kb
English
7704
The caning was such a minor point of Teddy's grief that Jake confessed to knowing nothing about it. Mrs. Platt was inclined to be indignant with the schoolmaster. THE CANING WAS SUCH A MINOR POINT OF TEDDY'S GRIEF THAT JAKE CONFESSED TO KNOWING NOTHING ABOUT IT MISSUS PLATT WAS INCLINED TO BE INDIGNANT WITH A SCHOOLMASTER
lves cleaned, and then start agen and walk more carefully. Can't you do that?' 'I'm a deserter,' sobbed the boy; 'my Captain won't have me back. I've disgraced Him, I've disgraced my banner, I've disgraced my button!' 'Your Captain will pick you up, I'm thinkin', if you ask Him. He'll clean you up fust-rate, and set you on your legs agen.' 'Will He?' And hope once more began to dawn in the dim blue eyes. 'Of course He will. I ain't good at verses and such like, but I do remember this one--"Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow." Won't that one fit you?' Teddy did not answer. He stood looking up wistfully into the blue sky, as if unconscious of his uncle's presence, and then he sighed. 'I think I'd rather be alone, Uncle Jake.' Jake left him without a word, and went home to prepare Mrs. John for what had happened.' She was much distressed, but, like a sensible woman, took the right view of the case. 'He wanted to be pulled up sharp; my poor boy, is he much hurt?  ONLY THING IS TO PICK OURSELVES UP AGAIN GET OURSELVES CLEAN AND THEN START AGAIN AND WALK MORE CAREFULLY CAN'T YOU DO THAT I'M A DESERTER SOBBED THE BOY MY CAPTAIN WON'T HAVE ME BACK I'VE DISGRACED HIM I'VE DISGRACED MY BANNER I'VE DISGRACED MY BUTTON YOUR CAPTAIN WILL PICK YOU UP I'M THINKING IF YOU ASK HIM HE'LL CLEAN YOU UP FIRST RATE AND SET YOU ON YOUR LEGS AGAIN WILL HE AND HOPE ONCE MORE BEGAN TO DAWN IN THE DIM BLUE EYES OF COURSE HE WILL I AIN'T GOOD AT VERSES AND SUCH LIKE BUT I DO REMEMBER THIS ONE THOUGH YOUR SINS BE AS SCARLET THEY SHALL BE AS WHITE AS SNOW WON'T THAT ONE FIT YOU TEDDY DID NOT ANSWER HE STOOD LOOKING UP WISTFULLY INTO THE BLUE SKY AS IF UNCONSCIOUS OF HIS UNCLE'S PRESENCE AND THEN HE SIGHED I THINK I'D RATHER BE ALONE UNCLE JAKE JAKE LEFT HIM WITHOUT A WORD AND WENT HOME TO PREPARE MISSUS JOHN FOR WHAT HAD HAPPENED SHE WAS MUCH DISTRESSED BUT LIKE A SENSIBLE WOMAN TOOK THE RIGHT VIEW OF THE CASE HE WANTED TO BE PULLED UP SHARP MY POOR BOY IS HE MUCH HURT
large/7704/teddysbutton_1209_librivox_64kb_mp3/teddy_07_feuvre_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/7704/teddysbutton_1209_librivox_64kb_mp3/teddy_07_feuvre_64kb.flac