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'I want you to read me a verse in the First Epistle of St. John, and the third chapter. It is the fifteenth verse; can you find it?' 'Yes, sir,' and with an eager importance Teddy turned over the leaves. 'Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer,' he read solemnly. I WANT YOU TO READ ME A VERSE IN THE FIRST EPISTLE OF SAINT JOHN IN THE THIRD CHAPTER IT IS THE FIFTEENTH VERSE CAN YOU FIND IT YES SIR AND WITH AN EAGER IMPORTANCE TEDDY TURNED OVER THE LEAVES WHOSOEVER HATETH HIS BROTHER IS A MURDERER HE READ SOLEMNLY
eddy, completely sobered, walked home beside his mother without uttering a word. 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. Spotless white druggeting covered the floor and stairs, and everything indoors denoted a careful housekeeper. Mr. Upton was a widower, and was to a great extent ruled by two or three old and faithful servants. As the boy stood there the rector appeared, and led him into his study. 'We shall have half an hour before tea, to have a little conversation, my boy. Sit down, and tell me what you have been learning at Sunday-school this afternoon.' 'Teacher was telling us about the children of Israel in Egypt. I'm afraid I don't remember very much what he said, for I was busy thinking about coming to see you.' Mr. Upton smiled, and drew the child on to talk; then, after he was thoroughly at ease, he put a large Bible in front of him. S OVER THIS AFTERNOON AND TEDDY COMPLETELY SOBERED WALKED HOME BESIDE HIS MOTHER WITHOUT UTTERING A WORD 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 SPOTLESS WHITE DRUGGING COVERED THE FLOOR AND STAIRS AND EVERYTHING INDOORS DENOTED A CAREFUL HOUSEKEEPER MISTER UPTON WAS A WIDOWER AND WAS TO A GREAT EXTENT RULED BY TWO OR THREE OLD FAITHFUL SERVANTS AS THE BOY STOOD THERE THE RECTOR APPEARED AND LED HIM INTO THE STUDY WE SHALL HAVE HALF AN HOUR BEFORE TEA TO HAVE A LITTLE CONVERSATION MY BOY SIT DOWN AND TELL ME WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN LEARNING AT SUNDAY SCHOOL THIS AFTERNOON TEACHER WAS TELLING US ABOUT THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL IN EGYPT I'M AFRAID I DON'T REMEMBER VERY MUCH WHAT HE SAID FOR I WAS BUSY THINKING ABOUT COMING TO SEE YOU MISTER UPTON SMILED AND DREW THE CHILD ON TO TALK THEN AFTER HE WAS THOROUGHLY AT EASE HE PUT A LARGE BIBLE IN FRONT OF HIM
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