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'We told you we wouldn't fight a girl,' protested Teddy indignantly; 'you don't speak the truth.' WE TOLD YOU WE WOULDN'T FIGHT A GIRL PROTESTED TEDDY INDIGNANTLY YOU DON'T SPEAK THE TRUTH
o him they seemed wonderfully clever, but he was not one to stand aside long in a scene of excitement, and with one of his wild war whoops he rushed forward. 'On, boys! Charge! Hurrah!' The gate rocked violently, and Nancy began to feel her position was a perilous one. All the little people were screaming at the top of their voices, when suddenly, in the midst of the din, appeared old Sol. 'What now! Who are these trying to break one of Her Majesty's gates down? Be off, you young ruffians! Teddy Platt, you're at the bottom of all the mischief brewing in the parish. I'll get my big stick out and give you a thrashing before I've done with you.' Old Sol's words were fierce, but the boys knew he had the softest heart in the village, and they stood their ground. 'It's all the button-boy,' said Nancy eagerly, as she descended from her perch, and laid her little hand confidingly on the old man's arm. 'He brought these boys up to fight me, but I was up the mast, and they couldn't shake me off! MED TO SLIP SO EASILY FROM HER LIPS TO HIM THEY SEEMED WONDERFULLY CLEVER BUT HE WAS NOT ONE TO STAND ASIDE LONG IN A SCENE OF EXCITEMENT AND WITH ONE OF HIS WILD WAR WHOOPS HE RUSHED FORWARD ON BOYS CHARGE HURRAH THE GATE ROCKED VIOLENTLY AND NANCY BEGAN TO FEEL HER POSITION WAS A PERILOUS ONE ALL THE LITTLE PEOPLE WERE SCREAMING AT THE TOPS OF THEIR VOICES WHEN SUDDENLY IN THE MIDST OF THE DIN APPEARED OLD SOUL WHAT NOW WHO ARE THESE TRYING TO BREAK ONE OF HER MAJESTY'S GATES DOWN BE OFF YOU YOUNG RUFFIANS TEDDY PLATT YOU'RE AT THE BOTTOM OF ALL THE MISCHIEF BREWING IN THE PARISH I'LL GET MY BIG STICK OUT AND GIVE YOU A THRASHING BEFORE I'VE DONE WITH YOU OLD SOL'S WORDS WERE FIERCE BUT THE BOYS KNEW HE HAD THE SOFTEST HEART IN THE VILLAGE AND THEY STOOD THE GROUND IT'S ALL THE BUTTON BOY SAID NANCY EAGERLY AS SHE DESCENDED FROM HER PERCH AND LAID HER LITTLE HAND CONFIDEDLY ON THE OLD MAN'S ARMS HE BROUGHT THESE BOYS UP TO FIGHT ME BUT I WAS UP THE MAST AND THEY COULDN'T SHAKE ME OFF
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