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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.' 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
ved. And now that the deed was done a great load seemed to be lifted off his mind. He came into the midst of the boys on the green a short time afterwards with a radiant face, and took his share in fielding, bowling, and batting with such a vigour and will, that he proved himself the hero of the hour. Later in the evening he wandered into the dairy, where his mother was busy, and asked her if he could go and see the rector. 'What for, sonny?' 'He asked me to come. Is it too late, do you think? I should like to go to-night.' Mrs. John looked down upon the eager little face lifted to hers. 'Run away, then; but don't stay long.' And so it was that for the second time that week Teddy was a visitor at the rectory. 'Please, sir, I've done it!' he exclaimed breathlessly, as soon as he was ushered into the presence of the rector. 'Eh? What have you been doing?' And Mr. Upton roused himself from a reverie into which he had fallen as he sat at his study window and watched his favourite beehives. E STAMPED ON HIS MEMORY AS LONG AS HE LIVED AND NOW THAT THE DEED WAS DONE A GREAT LOAD SEEMED TO BE LIFTED OFF HIS MIND HE CAME INTO THE MIDST OF BOYS ON THE GREEN A SHORT TIME AFTERWARD WITH A RADIANT FACE AND TOOK HIS SHARE IN FIELDING BOWLING AND BATTING WITH SUCH A VIGOUR AND WILL THAT HE PROVED HIMSELF THE HERO OF THE HOUR LATER IN THE EVENING HE WANDERED INTO THE DAIRY WHERE HIS MOTHER WAS BUSY AND ASKED HER IF HE COULD GO AND SEE THE RECTOR WHAT FOR SONNY HE ASKED ME TO COME IS IT TOO LATE DO YOU THINK I SHOULD LIKE TO GO TO NIGHT MISSUS JOHN LOOKED DOWN UPON THE EAGER LITTLE FACE LIFTED TO HERS RUN AWAY THEN BUT DON'T STAY LONG AND SO IT WAS THAT FOR THE SECOND TIME THAT WEEK TEDDY WAS A VISITOR AT THE RECTORY PLEASE SIR I'VE DONE IT HE EXCLAIMED BREATHLESSLY AS SOON AS HE WAS USHERED INTO THE PRESENCE OF THE RECTOR EH WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING AND MISTER UPTON ROUSED HIMSELF FROM A REVERIE INTO WHICH HE HAD FALLEN AS HE SAT AT HIS STUDY WINDOW AND WATCHED HIS FAVORITE BEEHIVES
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