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'I didn't know soldiers drank too much,' he said. 'I thought they never did anything wrong.' The corporal smiled. 'It isn't many that is of your opinion,' he said. 'Most folks put us down as a bad lot.' I DIDN'T KNOW SOLDIERS DRANK TOO MUCH HE SAID I THOUGHT THEY NEVER DID ANYTHING WRONG THE CORPORAL SMILED IT ISN'T MANY THAT IS OF YOUR OPINION HE SAID MOST FOLKS PUT US DOWN AS A BAD LOT
rporal, a light coming into his eyes. 'We shall be more than conquerors.' Then, after a pause, he said, 'It's very considerate of your granny to ask me to tea; I was just wishing that something could be done in this village for the men coming after me, like we had last year when we marched through the country for the manoeuvres. They gave us a free tea at several of the places we went through, and it kept so many from drinking. There's a man coming along here who I'm terrible anxious about. He's been an awful drunkard, and is quite an old soldier; but last New Year's Day he signed the pledge, and he's kept it ever since: he's just on the point of being converted, I hope. We have yarns by the hour together, but if he's billeted in the Hare and Hounds, or any other public-house, for that matter, I don't know what he'll do. There's nothing for them when they come in tired but to sit in the bar or tap-room and drink. They can't get away from it.' Teddy's brow was knitted with deep thought. E SHAN'T BE BEATEN NO SAID THE CORPORAL A LIGHT COMING INTO HIS EYES WE SHALL BE MORE THAN CONQUERORS THEN AFTER A PAUSE HE SAID IT'S VERY CONSIDERATE OF YOUR GRANNIE TO ASK ME TO TEA I WAS JUST WISHING THAT SOMETHING COULD BE DONE IN THIS VILLAGE FOR THE MEN COMING AFTER ME LIKE WE HAD LAST YEAR WHEN WE MARCHED THROUGH THE COUNTRY FOR THE MANEUVERS THEY GAVE US FREE TEA AT SEVERAL OF THE PLACES WE WENT THROUGH AND IT KEPT SO MANY FROM DRINKING THERE'S A MAN COMING ALONG HERE WHO I'M TERRIBLE ANXIOUS ABOUT HE'S BEEN AN AWFUL DRUNKARD AND IS QUITE AN OLD SOLDIER THE LAST NEW YEAR'S DAY HE SIGNED THE PLEDGE AND HE'S KEPT IT EVER SINCE HE'S JUST ON THE POINT OF BEING CONVERTED I HOPE WE HAVE YARNS BY THE HOUR TOGETHER BUT IF HE'S BILLETED IN THE HARE AND HOUNDS OR ANY OTHER PUBLIC HOUSE FOR THAT MATTER I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'LL DO THERE'S NOTHING FOR THEM WHEN THEY GET IN TIRED BUT TO SIT IN THE BAR OR TAP ROOM AND DRINK THEY CAN'T GET AWAY FROM IT TEDDY'S BROW WAS KNITTED WITH DEEP THOUGHT
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