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And to Teddy's intense surprise the colonel swung him up on the impromptu platform, to receive a deafening round of applause. He made a pretty picture as the light fell on his golden curls and sparkling blue eyes; his cheeks were flushed with excitement, but he bore himself bravely, and he held his head erect as he faced the crowded room. AND TO TEDDY'S INTENT SURPRISE THE COLONEL SWUNG HIM UP ON THE IMPROMPTU PLATFORM TO RECEIVE A DEAFENING ROUND OF APPLAUSE HE MADE A PRETTY PICTURE AS THE LIGHT FELL ON HIS GOLDEN CURLS AND SPARKLING BLUE EYES HIS CHEEKS WERE FLUSHED WITH EXCITEMENT BUT HE BORE HIMSELF BRAVELY AND HE HELD HIS HEAD ERECT AS HE FACED THE CROWDED ROOM
s. The tables were decorated with flowers; meat-pies, cold beef and ham sandwiches disappeared in a marvellous manner, and the cakes and bread-and-butter with watercress were equally appreciated. Towards the end of the meal several ladies came forward and sang, and one or two part-songs were also given by some of the guests staying at the Hall. 'Now,' said Colonel Graham in his brisk, hearty tones, 'before we have a few words from Mr. Upton, I should like to tell you how glad I am to see the redcoats about me once more. I know your regiment well, for my own, the 10th Hussars, lay with it in Colchester ten years ago. I am sure you have all enjoyed your tea, but perhaps you do not know who was the instigator of the whole thing. We must thank Mr. Upton for his untiring zeal and energy in making arrangements; we must thank the ladies for trying to make the evening pleasant by their songs; but we must thank a little man here, I am given to understand, for the proposal in the first instance. O WAIT ON THE GUESTS THE TABLES WERE DECORATED WITH FLOWERS MEAT PIES COLD BEEF AND HAM SANDWICHES DISAPPEARED IN A MARVELLOUS MANNER AND THE CAKES AND BREAD AND BUTTER WITH WATERCRESS WERE EQUALLY APPRECIATED TOWARD THE END OF THE MEAL SEVERAL LADIES CAME FORWARD AND SANG AND ONE OR TWO PART SONGS WERE ALSO GIVEN BY SOME OF THE GUESTS STAYING AT THE HALL NOW SAID COLONEL GRAHAM IN HIS BRISK HEARTY TONES BEFORE WE HAVE A FEW WORDS FROM MISTER UPTON I SHOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU HOW GLAD I AM TO SEE THE RED COATS ABOUT ME ONCE MORE I KNOW YOUR REGIMENT WELL FOR MY OWN THE TENTH HUSSARS LAY WITH IT IN COLCHESTER TEN YEARS AGO I AM SURE YOU HAVE ALL ENJOYED YOUR TEA BUT PERHAPS YOU DO NOT KNOW WHO WAS THE INSTIGATOR OF THE WHOLE THING WE MUST THANK MISTER UPTON FOR HIS UNTIRING ZEAL AND ENERGY IN MAKING ARRANGEMENTS WE MUST THANK THE LADIES FOR TRYING TO MAKE THE EVENING PLEASANT BY THEIR SONGS BUT WE MUST THANK A LITTLE MAN HERE I AM GIVEN TO UNDERSTAND FOR THE PROPOSAL IN THE FIRST INSTANCE
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