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It was one day soon after this that Teddy was straying over the fields in his happy, careless fashion; fond as he was of games with the village boys, often there were times when he liked his own society best, and he wandered on talking to himself, and gathering grass and wild flowers as he went. IT WAS ONE DAY SOON AFTER THIS THAT TEDDY WAS STRAYING OVER THE FIELDS IN HIS HAPPY CARELESS FASHION FOND AS HE WAS OF GAMES WITH THE VILLAGE BOYS OFTEN THERE WERE TIMES WHEN HE LIKED HIS OWN SOCIETY AND HE WANDERED ON TALKING TO HIMSELF AND GATHERING GRASS AND WILD FLOWERS AS HE WENT
 a full sergeant.' 'My father gives orders to all the sailors, and they have to do what he tells them.' 'So did my father, and he led the soldiers through a battle.' 'My father will fight in twenty battles before he dies, and yours only fought in one.' 'My father is in heaven, and that's the grandest place to be in.' Coming to this climax was too much for Nancy, and the thoughts of that place of which they had been having so much talk subdued their rising ire. Teddy said reproachfully, after a minute's silence, 'Ipse was nearly getting angry with you then. You're such a dreadful girl for making me quarrel with you.' 'You won't let me say my father is as good as yours,' protested Nancy. 'He isn't better. Yes--don't get angry, Nancy; let's say they're just the same.' And with this admission Nancy was for the time pacified. Before they parted she looked at her little companion with solemn eyes. 'I won't promise, but I'll think about belonging to the Captain. I should like to go to heaven.  SAID TEDDY DETERMINED NOT TO BE BEATEN HE WAS A FULL SERGEANT MY FATHER GIVES ORDERS TO ALL THE SAILORS AND THEY HAVE TO DO WHAT HE TELLS THEM SO DID MY FATHER AND HE LED THE SOLDIERS THROUGH A BATTLE MY FATHER WILL FIGHT IN TWENTY BATTLES BEFORE HE DIES AND YOURS ONLY FOUGHT IN ONE MY FATHER IS IN HEAVEN AND THAT'S THE GRANDEST PLACE TO BE IN COMING TO THIS CLIMAX WAS TOO MUCH FOR NANCY AND THE THOUGHTS OF THAT PLACE OF WHICH THEY HAD BEEN HAVING SO MUCH TALK SUBDUED THE RISING IRE TEDDY SAID REPROACHFULLY AFTER A MINUTE'S SILENCE IBS WAS NEARLY GETTING ANGRY WITH YOU THEN YOU'RE SUCH A DREADFUL GIRL FOR MAKING ME QUARREL WITH YOU YOU WON'T LET ME SAY MY FATHER IS AS GOOD AS YOURS PROTESTED NANCY HE ISN'T BETTER YES DON'T GET ANGRY NANCY LET'S JUST SAY THEY'RE THE SAME AND WITH THIS ADMISSION NANCY WAS FOR THE TIME PACIFIED BEFORE THEY PARTED SHE LOOKED AT HER LITTLE COMPANION WITH SOLEMN EYES I WON'T PROMISE BUT I'LL THINK ABOUT BELONGING TO THE CAPTAIN I SHOULD LIKE TO GO TO HEAVEN
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