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At half past four he stood on the rectory doorsteps looking into the cool broad hall in front of him, which led out of a glass door at the opposite end into a brilliant flower garden. AT HALF PAST FOUR HE STOOD ON THE RECTORY DOOR STEPS LOOKING INTO THE COOL BROAD HALL IN FRONT OF HIM WHICH LED OUT OF A GLASS DOOR AT THE OPPOSITE END INTO A BRILLIANT FLOWER GARDEN
 in speaking. 'Mrs. John, what has happened to make your little boy so forget himself this morning?' 'Indeed, sir, I cannot say. I really thought he was going to be good to-day.' 'I think he had better come to tea with me this afternoon, and we will have a little talk together.' Teddy looked up with awe in his blue eyes. He well knew that this was the rector's usual practice when any delinquent was brought before his notice, but it had never yet fallen to his lot to receive the invitation. Mr. Upton had his own way of doing things, so people said, and he had greater faith in reasoning with any culprits than scolding them, whether they were grown men, or women, or children. Teddy's restless ways in church had been a trial to him for a long time, and he felt that this morning's action must receive a check. 'Thank you, sir,' responded Mrs. John; 'he shall come to you after school is over this afternoon.' And Teddy, completely sobered, walked home beside his mother without uttering a word. CED MAN WITH A SLOW DREAMY MANNER IN SPEAKING MISSUS JOHN WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO MAKE YOUR LITTLE BOY SO FORGET HIMSELF THIS MORNING INDEED SIR I CANNOT SAY I REALLY THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO BE GOOD TO DAY I THINK HE HAD BETTER COME TO TEA WITH ME THIS AFTERNOON AND WE WILL HAVE A LITTLE TALK TOGETHER TEDDY LOOKED UP WITH AWE IN HIS BLUE EYES HE WELL KNEW THAT THIS WAS THE RECTOR'S USUAL PRACTICE WHEN ANY DELINQUENT WAS BROUGHT BEFORE HIS NOTICE BUT IT HAD NEVER YET FALLEN TO HIS LOT TO RECEIVE THE INVITATION MISTER UPTON HAD HIS OWN WAY OF DOING THINGS SO PEOPLE SAID AND HE HAD GREATER FAITH IN REASONING WITH ANY CULPRITS THAN SCOLDING THEM WHETHER THEY WERE GROWN MEN OR WOMEN OR CHILDREN TEDDY'S RESTLESS WAYS IN CHURCH HAD BEEN A TRIAL FOR HIM FOR A LONG TIME AND HE FELT THAT THIS MORNING'S ACTION MUST RECEIVE A CHECK THANK YOU SIR RESPONDED MISSUS JOHN HE SHALL COME TO AFTER SCHOOL IS OVER THIS AFTERNOON AND TEDDY COMPLETELY SOBERED WALKED HOME BESIDE HIS MOTHER WITHOUT UTTERING A WORD
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