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'No; their grub is something shocking, and they live like cattle!' Teddy would not allow this, and the discussion began to get somewhat heated, when their arrival at the house put an end to it. NO THEIR GRUB IS SOMETHING SHOCKING AND THEY LIVE LIKE CATTLE TEDDY WOULD NOT ALLOW THIS AND THE DISCUSSION BEGAN TO GET SOMEWHAT HEATED WHEN THEIR ARRIVAL AT THE HOUSE PUT AN END TO IT
or, and the footman from the Hall appeared. 'The master wants you to let the youngster come up with me now and speak to him.' 'What about?' questioned Mrs. John, rather alarmed at this summons, and wondering if Teddy had been up to mischief. 'He won't keep him long.' Then, as excited Teddy began pulling on his great-coat, he whispered something into his mother's ear, which had the effect of completely reassuring her, and bringing a pleased smile about her lips. Teddy was delighted to go up to the Hall, and he trotted along by the side of the tall young footman, keeping up a brisk conversation as he went. 'I shall never be a footman,' he was asserting; 'I couldn't keep my legs so stiff. You're always like the soldiers when they stand at Attention. Don't you never kick your legs out in the kitchen, or have you got stiff knees?' 'I can kick out as much as I like,' responded the young man, in rather an offended tone. 'Don't you think it's nicer to be a soldier? Wouldn't you like to be one? FIRE AND THERE WAS A SHARP KNOCK AT THE DOOR AND THE FOOTMAN FROM THE HALL APPEARED THE MASTER WANTS YOU TO LET THE YOUNGSTER COME UP WITH ME NOW AND SPEAK TO HIM WHAT ABOUT QUESTIONED MISSUS JOHN RATHER ALARMED AT THIS SUMMONS AND WONDERING IF TEDDY HAD BEEN UP TO MISCHIEF HE WON'T KEEP HIM LONG THEN AS EXCITED TEDDY BEGAN PULLING ON HIS GREATCOAT HE WHISPERED SOMETHING INTO HIS MOTHER'S EAR WHICH HAD THE EFFECT OF COMPLETELY REASSURING HER AND BRINGING A PLEASED SMILE ABOUT HER LIPS TEDDY WAS DELIGHTED TO GO UP TO THE HALL AND HE TROTTED ALONG BY THE SIDE OF THE TALL YOUNG FOOTMAN KEEPING A BRISK CONVERSATION AS HE WENT I SHALL NEVER BE A FOOTMAN HE WAS ASSERTING I COULDN'T KEEP MY LEGS SO STIFF YOU'RE ALWAYS LIKE THE SOLDIERS WHEN THEY STAND AT ATTENTION DON'T YOU NEVER KICK YOUR LEGS OUT IN THE KITCHEN OR HAVE YOU GOT STIFF KNEES I CAN KICK OUT AS MUCH AS I LIKE RESPONDED THE YOUNG MAN IN RATHER AN OFFENDED TONE DON'T YOU THINK IT'S NICER TO BE A SOLDIER WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO BE ONE
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