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'I  I'm sure I doan't know. I can't remember the time when we was beaten. I reckon she's sorry for them.' 'Doesn't she turn them out of her army?' 'Why, noa!' 'What does God do when His soldiers leave off fighting, and knock under to their enemy?' I'M SURE I DON'T KNOW I CAN'T REMEMBER THE TIME WHEN WE WAS BEATEN I RECKON SHE'S SORRY FOR THEM DOESN'T SHE TURN THEM OUT OF HER ARMY WHY NO WHAT DOES GOD DO WHEN HIS SOLDIERS LEAVE OFF FIGHTING AND KNOCK UNDER TO THEIR ENEMY
's head was raised instantly, and holding himself erect he bore unflinchingly the three or four sharp strokes with the cane that the master thought fit to give him. 'Now,' said the master, 'you can go home. I will dispense with your attendance for the rest of this morning.' Teddy walked out without a word: he felt the disgrace keenly, but it was the means of bringing him to himself, and rushing away to a secluded corner in a field he flung himself down on the ground and sobbed as if his heart would break. Half an hour after his uncle, happening to pass through that field, came across him. 'Why, Ted, what be the matter?' he inquired as he lifted him to his feet. Teddy's tear-stained face and quivering lips touched him so, that he sat down on a log of wood near, and drew him between his knees. 'Are you feeling bad--are you hurt?' was the next question; and then Teddy looked up, and in a solemn voice asked, 'What does the Queen do when her soldiers are beaten instead of getting a victory? ONE TO YOU HOLD OUT YOUR HAND TEDDY'S HEAD WAS RAISED INSTANTLY AND HOLDING HIMSELF ERECT HE BORE UNFLINCHINGLY THE THREE OR FOUR SHARP STROKES WITH A KIN THAT THE MASTER THOUGHT FIT TO GIVE HIM NOW SAID THE MASTER YOU CAN GO HOME I WILL DISPENSE WITH YOUR ATTENDANTS FOR THE REST OF THIS MORNING TEDDY WALKED OUT WITHOUT A WORD HE FELT THE DISGRACE KEENLY BUT IT WAS THE MEANS OF BRINGING HIM TO HIMSELF AND RUSHING AWAY TO A SECLUDED CORNER IN A FIELD HE FLUNG HIMSELF DOWN ON THE GROUND AND SOBBED AS IF HIS HEART WOULD BREAK HALF AN HOUR AFTER HIS UNCLE HAPPENING TO PASS THROUGH THAT FIELD CAME ACROSS HIM WHY TED WHAT BE THE MATTER HE INQUIRED AS HE LIFTED HIM TO HIS FEET TEDDY'S TEAR STAINED FACE AND QUIVERING LIPS TOUCHED HIM SO THAT HE SAT DOWN ON A LOG OF WOOD NEAR AND DREW HIM UP BETWEEN HIS KNEES ARE YOU FEELING BAD ARE YOU HURT WAS THE NEXT QUESTION AND THEN TEDDY LOOKED UP AND IN A SOLEMN VOICE ASKED WHAT DOES THE QUEEN DO WHEN HER SOLDIERS ARE BEATEN INSTEAD OF GETTING A VICTORY
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