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Nancy looked up at him mischievously: 'The button boy! That's what I call him, and I shan't never call him anything else!' Then the corporal's voice rang out clear and loud,   'Three cheers for the little button boy !' which was taken up enthusiastically by the soldiers, and Teddy hardly knew whether he was on his head or heels from excitement and delight. NANCY LOOKED UP AT HIM MISCHIEVOUSLY THE BUTTON BOY THAT'S WHAT I CALL HIM AND I SHA'N'T NEVER CALL HIM ANYTHING ELSE THEN THE CORPORAL'S VOICE RANG OUT CLEAR AND LOUD THREE CHEERS FOR THE LITTLE BUTTON BOY WHICH WAS TAKEN UP ENTHUSIASTICALLY BY THE SOLDIERS AND TEDDY HARDLY KNEW WHETHER HE WAS ON HIS HEAD OR HEELS FROM EXCITEMENT AND DELIGHT
soldiers, doesn't He?' 'Indeed He does, my boy. Now go to sleep; you have had a very exciting day.' 'But the best of all is,' said Teddy sleepily, 'that Bouncer has enlisted.' There was quite a crowd of villagers and children the next morning round the Hare and Hounds. The soldiers were drawn up outside, waiting for the approach of their regiment from the town to fall in and march on with them. Teddy and Nancy were, of course, there; the little girl, in spite of her alleged disdain of soldiers, was delighted to be in their vicinity. Teddy could not get near his friend Bouncer, but he received a friendly nod from him in the distance, and as for Bouncer's face, it was like sunshine itself, a marked contrast to the day before. As the band was heard approaching, cheers were given to the men now leaving, and a tall corporal who had much enjoyed his tea the night before stooped to ask of Nancy, who was standing close to him, 'What's the name of that curly-headed youngster who got us the tea? SERGEANT FOR GOD NOW I'M SURE HE WANTS LOTS MORE SOLDIERS DOESN'T HE INDEED HE DOES MY BOY NOW GO TO SLEEP YOU'VE HAD A VERY EXCITING DAY BEST OF ALL IS SAID TEDDY SLEEPILY THAT BOUNCER HAS ENLISTED THERE WAS QUITE A CROWD OF VILLAGERS AND CHILDREN THE NEXT MORNING ROUND THE HARE AND HOUNDS THE SOLDIERS WERE DRAWN UP OUTSIDE WAITING FOR THE APPROACH OF THEIR REGIMENT FROM THE TOWN TO FALL IN AND MARCH ON WITH THEM TEDDY AND NANCY WERE OF COURSE THERE THE LITTLE GIRL IN SPITE OF HER ALLEGED DISDAIN OF SOLDIERS WAS DELIGHTED TO BE IN THEIR VICINITY TEDDY COULD NOT GET NEAR HIS FRIEND BOUNCER BUT HE RECEIVED A FRIENDLY NOD FROM HIM IN THE DISTANCE AND AS FOR BOUNCER'S FACE IT WAS LIKE SUNSHINE ITSELF A MARKED CONTRAST THE DAY BEFORE AS THE BAND WAS HEARD APPROACHING CHEERS WERE GIVEN TO THE MEN NOW LEAVING AND A TALL CORPORAL WHO HAD MUCH ENJOYED HIS TEA THE NIGHT BEFORE STOOPED TO ASK OF NANCY WHO WAS STANDING CLOSE TO HIM WHAT'S THE NAME OF THAT CURLY HEADED YOUNGSTER WHO GOT US THE TEA
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