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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. 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
 must receive a check. 'Thank you, sir,' responded Mrs. John; 'he shall come to you after school is 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 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.  HE FELT THAT THIS MORNING'S ACTION MUST RECEIVE A CHECK THANK YOU SIR RESPONDED MISSUS JOHN HE SHALL COME TO AFTER SCHOOL IS 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
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