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'Why, it's only myself!' Teddy said in a disappointed tone, though there was wonder in his eyes. 'That's it  yourself  small Teddy Platt is your worst enemy, and the older you live the more you will discover what a very formidable and mighty enemy he is.' 'Please, sir, I don't understand.' WHY IT'S ONLY MYSELF TEDDY SAID IN A DISAPPOINTED TONE THOUGH THERE WAS WONDER IN HIS EYES THAT'S IT YOURSELF SMALL TEDDY PLATT IS YOUR WORST ENEMY AND THE OLDER YOU LIVE THE MORE YOU WILL DISCOVER WHAT A VERY FORMIDABLE AND MIGHTY ENEMY HE IS PLEASE SIR I DON'T UNDERSTAND
he sat at his study window and watched his favourite beehives. Then, noting the disappointed look on the child's face, and recognising who it was, he added briskly, 'Ah! it is Teddy Platt, is it? And so you've done it, have you? Thank God! Yes, I remember all about it. You're a fresh recruit.' Teddy's eyes glistened. 'I enlisted this afternoon, sir.' 'For life, did you? No short-service system with God!' Mr. Upton had at one time been chaplain to troops abroad, and it was his knowledge of military matters that so attracted the boy. 'Yes, for life, sir.' 'May God keep you true to Himself, my boy, in life and in death!' There was a pause, then Teddy said eagerly, 'Please, sir, you said you would show me one of the enemies I have got to fight.' 'Ah! did I? One of the many--which one, I wonder?' '"A real live one," you said.' 'Yes, I remember. Come this way.' He led the child into his drawing-room in front of a large mirror reaching down to the ground, and told him to find his enemy there. PTON ROUSED HIMSELF FROM A REVERIE INTO WHICH HE HAD FALLEN AS HE SAT AT HIS STUDY WINDOW AND WATCHED HIS FAVORITE BEEHIVES THEN NOTING THE DISAPPOINTED LOOK ON THE CHILD'S FACE AND RECOGNIZING WHO IT WAS HE ADDED BRISKLY AH IT IS TEDDY PLATT IS IT AND SO YOU'VE DONE IT HAVE YOU THANK GOD YES I REMEMBER ALL ABOUT IT YOU ARE A FRESH RECRUIT TEDDY'S EYES GLISTENED I ENLISTED THIS AFTERNOON SIR FOR LIFE DID YOU NO SHORT SERVICE SYSTEM WITH GOD MISTER UPTON HAD AT ONE TIME BEEN CHAPLIN TO TROOPS ABROAD AND IT WAS HIS KNOWLEDGE OF MILITARY MATTERS THAT SO ATTRACTED THE BOY YES FOR LIFE SIR MAY GOD KEEP YOU TRUE TO HIMSELF MY BOY IN LIFE AND IN DEATH THERE WAS A PAUSE THEN TEDDY SAID EAGERLY PLEASE SIR YOU SAID YOU WOULD SHOW ME ONE OF THE ENEMIES I HAVE GOT TO FIGHT AH DID I ONE OF THE MANY WHICH ONE I WONDER A REAL LIVE ONE YOU SAID YES I REMEMBER COME THIS WAY HE LED THE CHILD INTO HIS DRAWING ROOM IN FRONT OF A LARGE MIRROR REACHING DOWN TO THE GROUND AND TOLD HIM TO FIND HIS ENEMY THERE
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