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Teddy had no answer for this; his mouth was full of bread and butter, and he did not speak till the meal was over. Then, whilst tea was being taken away by the women, he turned to his uncle, who, pulling out a pipe from his pocket, sat down by the open door to smoke. TEDDY HAD NO ANSWER FOR THIS HIS MOUTH WAS FULL OF BREAD AND BUTTER AND HE DID NOT SPEAK TILL THE MEAL WAS OVER THEN WHILST TEA WAS BEING TAKEN AWAY BY THE WOMEN HE TURNED TO HIS UNCLE WHO PULLING OUT A PIPE FROM HIS POCKET SAT DOWN BY THE OPEN DOOR TO SMOKE
ld eclipse her daughter-in-law. Young Mrs. John, as she was called, was now her right hand, and the dairy work of the farm was made over entirely to her. 'Late again, you young scamp!' was the stern greeting of his grandmother, as Teddy appeared on the scene. The boy looked at her with a twinkle in his eye, put his little hand to his forehead, and gave her a military salute. 'Sorry,' was all he said as he slipped into the chair that was waiting for him. 'What have you been doing, sonny?' asked the young mother, whose eyes had brightened at the sight of him. 'Telling father's story,' replied Teddy with alacrity. A shadow came over his mother's face, her lips took a distressed curve, but she said nothing, only occupied herself with attending to the child's wants. 'Your father was never late for his meals,' the grandmother put in with asperity. 'Never, granny? Not when he was a boy? I shall be always in time when I'm a soldier.' 'Better begin now, then; bad habits, like weeds, grow apace! D TO HER THAT FOR STEADY QUIET WORK NO ONE COULD ECLIPSE HER DAUGHTER IN LAW YOUNG MISSUS JOHN AS SHE WAS CALLED WAS NOW HER RIGHT HAND AND THE DAIRY WORK OF THE FARM WAS MADE OVER ENTIRELY TO HER LATE AGAIN YOU YOUNG SCAMP WAS THE STERN GREETING OF HIS GRANDMOTHER AS TEDDY APPEARED ON THE SCENE THE BOY LOOKED AT HER WITH A TWINKLE IN HIS EYE PUT HIS LITTLE HAND TO HIS FOREHEAD AND GAVE HER A MILITARY SALUTE SORRY WAS ALL HE SAID AS HE SLIPPED INTO THE CHAIR THAT WAS WAITING FOR HIM WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING SONNY ASKED THE YOUNG MOTHER WHOSE EYES HAD BRIGHTENED AT THE SIGHT OF HIM TELLING FATHER'S STORY REPLIED TEDDY WITH ALACRITY A SHADOW CAME OVER HIS MOTHER'S FACE HER LIPS TOOK A DISTRESSED CURVE BUT SHE SAID NOTHING ONLY OCCUPIED HERSELF WITH ATTENDING TO THE CHILD'S WANTS YOUR FATHER WAS NEVER LATE FOR HIS MEALS THE GRANDMOTHER PUT IN WITH ASPERITY NEVER GRANNY NOT WHEN HE WAS A BOY I SHALL BE ALWAYS IN TIME WHEN I'M A SOLDIER BETTER BEGIN NOW THEN BAD HABITS LIKE WEEDS GROW APACE
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