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Then, as all eyes in the surrounding pews were turned upon him, and his mother's shocked gaze met his, Teddy crimsoned to the roots of his hair, and taking up a large Prayer book, he used it as a shield from his small antagonist during the remainder of the service. As the congregation were leaving the church later on, the rector made his way to young Mrs. Platt, who was lingering talking to a neighbour. He was a grey haired, gentle faced man, with a slow dreamy manner in speaking. THEN AS ALL EYES IN THE SURROUNDING PEWS WERE TURNED UPON HIM AND HIS MOTHER'S SHOCKED GAZE MET HIS TEDDY CRIMSONED TO THE ROOTS OF HIS HAIR AND TAKING UP A LARGE PRAYER BOOK HE USED IT AS A SHIELD FROM HIS SMALL ANTAGONIST DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE SERVICE AS THE CONGREGATION WERE LEAVING THE CHURCH LATER ON THE RECTOR MADE HIS WAY TO YOUNG MISSUS PLATT WHO WAS LINGERING TALKING TO A NEIGHBOR HE WAS A GREY HAIRED GENTLE FACED MAN WITH A SLOW DREAMY MANNER IN SPEAKING
s pointing--I shall stand like a rock--I'll set my teeth, and I shan't even blink my eyes. Now I see the officer coming--he's going to say, "Present!" I'm not moving a muscle. Five minutes more they'll give me--' His active brain here received a check. There on the opposite side, facing him, was Nancy, seated between her mother and old Sol. She was still in her sailor suit, and with her dark mischievous brown eyes fixed steadily on him, Teddy could not remain unmoved beneath her gaze for long. His little hands were working nervously in his coat pockets. Why did she stare at him so? Well, he could stare back, and then blue eyes and brown confronted each other for some moments with unblinking defiance in their gaze. At last Teddy's patience gave way, and twisting up his little features into a most grotesque grimace, he mounted a hassock to give her the full benefit of it. Instantly, out came a little red tongue at him, and at this daring piece of audacity he gasped out loud, 'I hate you! OLDIERS IN FRONT OF ME TWENTY RIFLES POINTING I SHALL STAND LIKE A ROCK I'LL SET MY TEETH AND I SHAN'T EVEN BLINK MY EYES NOW I SEE THE OFFICER COMING HE'S GOING TO SAY PLEASE AND I'M NOT MOVING A MUSCLE FIVE MINUTES MORE THEY'LL GIVE ME HIS ACTIVE BRAIN HERE RECEIVED A CHECK THERE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE FACING HIM WAS NANCY SEATED BETWEEN HER MOTHER AND OLD SOL SHE WAS STILL IN HER SAILOR SUIT WITH HER DARK MISCHIEVOUS BROWN EYES FIXED STEADILY ON HIM TEDDY COULD NOT REMAIN UNMOVED BENEATH HER GAZE FOR LONG HIS LITTLE HANDS WERE WORKING NERVOUSLY IN HIS COAT POCKETS WHY DID SHE STARE AT HIM SO WELL HE COULD STARE BACK AND THEN BLUE EYES AND BROWN CONFRONTED EACH OTHER FOR SOME MOMENTS WITH UNBLINKING DEFIANCE IN THEIR GAZE AT LAST TEDDY'S PATIENCE GAVE WAY AND TWISTING UP HIS LITTLE FEATURES INTO A MOST GROTESQUE GRIMACE HE MOUNTED A HASSOCK TO GIVE HER THE FULL BENEFIT OF IT INSTANTLY OUT CAME A LITTLE RED TONGUE AT HIM AND AT THIS DARING PIECE OF AUDACITY HE GASPED OUT LOUD I HATE YOU
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