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'I shall remember,' said Teddy; then turning to his mother and grandmother after Corporal Saxby had disappeared, he said solemnly, 'I may bring Bouncer to tea, mayn't I, if I find him? I SHALL REMEMBER SAID TEDDY THEN TURNING TO HIS MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER AFTER CORPORAL SAXBY HAD DISAPPEARED HE SAID SOLEMNLY I MAY BRING BOUNCER TO TEA MAYN'T I IF I FIND HIM
cented garden, and the long low kitchen, with the happy family party gathered round the table; the clumsy efforts of the reticent farmer to make his guest feel at home; the short, pithy remarks made by Mrs. Platt, and the gentle, soft-voiced young mother, with the golden-haired boy, continually asking quaint questions about a soldier's life--all this came back to him with a keen sense of pleasure in after years. He was only a young fellow after all, and was touched and gratified by the kindness shown to him, for it made him think of his own mother in her village home; and when he took his leave he could hardly express his thanks. Teddy had been allowed to sit up beyond his usual bedtime, and as he put his little hand into the big brown one of the young soldier he said, 'Do you mind telling me your name, corporal?' 'Walter Saxby,' was the ready response. 'And what's the name of the poor old soldier who signed the pledge on New Year's Day?' 'Tim Stokes; he's called Bouncer by most of us. MEMORY FOR LONG AFTER THE SWEET SCENTED GARDEN AND THE LONG LOW KITCHEN WITH A HAPPY FAMILY PARTY GATHERED ROUND THE TABLE THE CLUMSY EFFORTS OF THE RETICENT FARMER TO MAKE HIS GUEST FEEL AT HOME THE SHORT PITHY REMARKS MADE BY MISSUS PLATT AND THE GENTLE SOFT VOICED YOUNG MOTHER WITH A GOLDEN HAIRED BOY CONTINUALLY ASKING QUAINT QUESTIONS ABOUT A SOLDIER'S LIFE ALL THIS CAME BACK TO HIM WITH A KEEN SENSE OF PLEASURE IN AFTER YEARS HE WAS ONLY A YOUNG FELLOW AFTER ALL AND WAS TOUCHED AND GRATIFIED BY THE KINDNESS SHOWN TO HIM FOR IT MADE HIM THINK OF HIS OWN MOTHER IN HER VILLAGE HOME AND WHEN HE TOOK HIS LEAVE HE COULD HARDLY EXPRESS HIS THANKS TEDDY HAD BEEN ALLOWED TO SIT UP BEYOND HIS USUAL BEDTIME AND AS HE PUT HIS LITTLE HAND INTO THE BIG BROWN ONE OF THE YOUNG SOLDIER HE SAID DO YOU MIND TELLING ME YOUR NAME CORPORAL WALTER SAXBY WAS THE READY RESPONSE AND WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE POOR OLD SOLDIER WHO SIGNED THE PLEDGE ON NEW YEAR'S DAY TIM STOKES HE'S CALLED BOUNCER BY MOST OF US
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