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Teddy swung himself across a bough opposite her, and was silent for a moment. Each child was trying to recover breath, and Teddy was considering how to make peace. He did it in his own quaint fashion. TEDDY SWUNG HIMSELF ACROSS A BOW OPPOSITE HER AND WAS SILENT FOR A MOMENT EACH CHILD WAS TRYING TO RECOVER BREATH AND TEDDY WAS CONSIDERING HOW TO MAKE PEACE HE DID IT IN HIS OWN QUAINT FASHION
 say such things. Why, I do 'clare, there she is climbing that tree!' Teddy's conversation came to an end, and he stared with open mouth and eyes at the nimble way Nancy was climbing up an old beech-tree. He gave a shrill whistle, which made the little girl look round. Not a bit disconcerted was she. 'Aha, it's the stupid little button-boy. You can't catch me!' It was a challenge. Instantly Teddy stripped off his jacket, and darted to the tree. She had got a good start, and even he caught his breath in wonder at her rapid ascent, and the fearless way in which she seemed to plant her small feet on the most fragile-looking branches. Up they went, panting with the exercise; but at length she could go no further, and seating herself on a comfortable bough she looked mischievously down at him. 'You couldn't catch me; you don't know how to climb! My father taught me. I can go up the rigging as far as any sailor boy, and this is my ship, but I'll let you sit down by me if you behave yourself. 'VE GOT TO FIGHT YOU ENEMY IF YOU SAY SUCH THINGS WHY I DO DECLARE THERE SHE IS CLIMBING THAT TREE TEDDY'S CONVERSATION CAME TO AN END AND HE STARED WITH OPEN MOUTH AND EYES AT THE NIMBLE WAY NANCY WAS CLIMBING UP AN OLD BEECH TREE HE GAVE A SHRILL WHISTLE WHICH MADE THE LITTLE GIRL LOOK ROUND NOT A BIT DISCONCERTED WAS SHE AH IT'S THE STUPID LITTLE BUTTON BOY YOU CAN'T CATCH ME IT WAS A CHALLENGE INSTANTLY TEDDY STRIPPED OFF HIS JACKET AND DARTED TO THE TREE SHE HAD GOT A GOOD START AND EVEN HE CAUGHT HIS BREATH IN WONDER AT HER RAPID ASCENT AND THE FEARLESS WAY IN WHICH SHE SEEMED TO PLANT HER SMALL FEET ON THE MOST FRAGILE LOOKING BRANCHES UP THEY WENT PANTING WITH THE EXERCISE BUT AT LENGTH SHE COULD GO NO FURTHER AND SEATED HERSELF ON A COMFORTABLE BOUGH SHE LOOKED MISCHIEVOUSLY DOWN AT HIM YOU COULDN'T CATCH ME YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO CLIMB MY FATHER TAUGHT ME I CAN GO UP THE RIGGING AS FAR AS ANY SAILOR BOY AND THIS IS MY SHIP BUT I'LL LET YOU SIT DOWN BY ME IF YOU BEHAVE YOURSELF
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