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He wondered if all the naughty boys interviewed by the rector had been treated to the same fare, and he began to think an invitation to Sunday tea at the rectory highly desirable. HE WONDERED IF ALL THE NAUGHTY BOYS INTERVIEWED BY THE RECTOR HAD BEEN TREATED TO THE SAME FARE AND HE BEGAN TO THINK AN INVITATION TO SUNDAY TEA AT THE RECTORY HIGHLY DESIRABLE
one the rector turned to the little culprit. 'And now tell me the whole story, and who it was that you spoke to in church.' Teddy was perfectly ready with his defence, and he poured into his listener's ears such a voluble story that the rector was quite bewildered when it came to an end. 'It's father's button I care about,' added the boy, fingering his beloved object proudly, 'and she didn't believe me a bit, and she put out her tongue as long as ever she could!' 'Tell me the story of the button; I have heard, but have forgotten the details.' Teddy's eyes sparkled, and his little head was raised erect again. Slipping off his chair, he stood in front of the rector, and told the oft-repeated tale with dramatic force and effect. Mr. Upton listened with interest, but before he could offer any comment on it tea was announced, and taking the child by the hand he marched him into the dining-room. Hot tea-cakes, strawberry jam, and plum cake kept our little friend fully occupied for some time.  SILENCE THEN IN A MORE CHEERFUL TONE THE RECTOR TURNED TO THE LITTLE CULPRIT AND NOW TELL ME THE WHOLE STORY AND WHO IT WAS THAT YOU SPOKE TO IN CHURCH TEDDY WAS PERFECTLY READY WITH HIS DEFENCE AND HE POURED INTO HIS LISTENER'S EAR SUCH A VOLUBLE STORY THAT THE RECTOR WAS QUITE BEWILDERED WHEN IT CAME TO AN END IT'S FATHER'S BUTTON I CARE ABOUT ADDED THE BOY FINGERING HIS BELOVED OBJECT PROUDLY AND SHE DIDN'T BELIEVE ME A BIT AND SHE PUT OUT HER TONGUE AS LONG AS EVER SHE COULD TELL ME THE STORY OF THE BUTTON I HAVE HEARD BUT HAVE FORGOTTEN THE DETAILS TEDDY'S EYES SPARKLED AND HIS LITTLE HEAD WAS RAISED ERECT AGAIN SLIPPING OFF HIS CHAIR HE STOOD IN FRONT OF THE RECTOR AND TOLD THE OFT REPEATED TALE WITH DRAMATIC FORCE AND EFFECT MISTER UPTON LISTENED WITH INTEREST BUT BEFORE HE COULD OFFER ANY COMMENT ON IT TEA WAS ANNOUNCED AND TAKING THE CHILD BY THE HAND HE MARCHED INTO THE DINING ROOM HOT TEA CAKES STRAWBERRY JAM AND PLUM CAKE KEPT OUR LITTLE FRIEND FULLY OCCUPIED FOR SOME TIME
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