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'And then the fight began?' suggested the rector, as the boy paused. Teddy nodded. 'I asked God to drive my enemy away, but I was an awful long time thinking it out. Is thinking fighting?' 'Very often it is.' AND THEN THE FIGHT BEGAN SUGGESTED THE RECTOR AS THE BOY PAUSED TEDDY NODDED I ASKED GOD TO DRIVE MY ENEMY AWAY BUT I WAS AN AWFUL LONG TIME THINKING IT OUT IS THINKING FIGHTING VERY OFTEN IT IS
, sir.' Mr. Upton looked amused. 'Have you had any battles with him yet?' 'I think I had one yesterday. May I tell you? Granny was very angry with me because I had made Uncle Jake's best handkerchief into a banner of love. I didn't really think it was naughty. I wrote "Love" in ink right across it; and I took such pains, for I wanted to show it to Nancy. And when I got home granny was so angry that she took me by the collar and she locked me into the back kitchen; and mother was out, and I cried, I was so miserable. Granny said I would come to the workhouse; she called me the wickedest, mischievousest boy she'd ever seen, and said she would like to give me a good whipping. And at last I got tired of being miserable, and I looked about, and I saw the window was partly open, so I climbed up, and then I thought I would jump out and run away across the fields till mother came home. And I was very happy then, and I jumped right out, and then I remembered, but I didn't want to go back again.  GIVE ME A NAME FOR MY ENEMY PLEASE SIR MISTER UPTON LOOKED AMUSED HAVE YOU HAD ANY BATTLES WITH HIM YET I THINK I HAD ONE YESTERDAY MAY I TELL YOU GRANNY WAS VERY ANGRY WITH ME BECAUSE I HAD MADE UNCLE JAKE'S BEST HANDKERCHIEF INTO A BANNER OF LOVE I DIDN'T REALLY THINK IT WAS NAUGHTY I WROTE LOVE IN INK RIGHT ACROSS IT AND I TOOK SUCH PAINS FOR I WANTED TO SHOW IT TO NANCY AND WHEN I GOT HOME GRANNY WAS SO ANGRY THAT SHE TOOK ME BY THE COLLAR AND SHE LOCKED ME INTO THE BACK KITCHEN AND MOTHER WAS OUT AND I CRIED I WAS SO MISERABLE GRANNY SAID I WOULD COME TO THE WORKHOUSE SHE CALLED ME THE WICKEDEST MISCHIEVOUSEST BOY SHE'D EVER SEEN AND SAID SHE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE ME A GOOD WHIPPING AT LAST I GOT TIRED OF BEING MISERABLE AND I LOOKED ABOUT AND I SAW THE WINDOW WAS PARTLY OPEN SO I CLIMBED UP AND THEN I THOUGHT I WOULD JUMP OUT AND RUN AWAY ACROSS THE FIELDS TILL MOTHER CAME HOME AND I WAS VERY HAPPY THEN AND I JUMPED RIGHT OUT AND THEN I REMEMBERED BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO GO BACK AGAIN
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