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Mr. Upton smiled. 'Yes, I think she can. Sailors have to keep watch, and learn their drill, and take orders, and fight under their captain, just like soldiers.' MISTER UPTON SMILED YES I THINK SHE CAN SAILORS HAVE TO KEEP WATCH LEARN THEIR DRILL AND TAKE ORDERS AND FIGHT UNDER THEIR CAPTAIN JUST LIKE SOLDIERS
ldered. 'A tea-party, did you say?' 'Yes; the corporal said a clergyman gave one hundred tea in a schoolroom last year, and spoke to them after. The corporal said it would keep them from drinking in the public-houses. He came to tea with us last night; but granny won't have a lot of them, so I told him I'd tell you about it.' 'It's rather an undertaking,' said Mr. Upton musingly, 'but we might do something for them. When are they to be here?' 'In two or three days, the corporal said.' 'I think I might manage it. I will go and see Colonel Graham, and find out if he will help.' 'I knew you would be able to do it,' said Teddy, beaming all over; 'and p'raps, sir, you could tell some of them how to enlist, like you did me. The corporal said I ought to try to be a recruiting sergeant for my Captain, but they wouldn't listen to me, I am sure. I'm going to try to enlist Nancy. I haven't tried half hard enough. But she says she'll only be a sailor for Jesus, not a soldier. Can she be that, sir? ER UPTON PUSHED UP HIS GLASSES AND LOOKED VERY BEWILDERED A TEA PARTY DID YOU SAY YES THE CORPORAL SAID A CLERGYMAN GAVE ONE HUNDRED TEA IN A SCHOOLROOM LAST YEAR AND SPOKE TO THEM AFTER THE CORPORAL SAID IT WOULD KEEP THEM FROM DRINKING IN THE PUBLIC HOUSES HE CAME TO TEA WITH US LAST NIGHT BUT GRANNY WON'T HAVE A LOT OF THEM SO I TOLD HIM I'D TELL YOU ABOUT IT IT'S RATHER AN UNDERTAKING SAID MISTER UPTON MUSINGLY WE MIGHT DO SOMETHING FOR THEM WHEN ARE THEY TO BE HERE IN TWO OR THREE DAYS THE CORPORAL SAID I THINK I MIGHT MANAGE IT I WILL GO AND SEE COLONEL GRAHAM AND FIND OUT IF HE WILL HELP I KNEW YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO DO IT SAID TEDDY BEAMING ALL OVER AND PERHAPS SIR YOU COULD TELL SOME OF THEM HOW TO ENLIST LIKE YOU DID ME THE CORPORAL SAID I OUGHT TO TRY TO BE A RECRUITING SERGEANT FOR MY CAPTAIN BUT THEY WOULDN'T LISTEN TO ME I'M SURE I'M GOING TO TRY TO ENLIST NANCY I HAVEN'T TRIED HALF HARD ENOUGH BUT SHE SAYS SHE'LL ONLY BE A SAILOR FOR JESUS NOT A SOLDIER CAN SHE BE THAT SIR
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