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The man's face lightened. 'Ay, that I will, if it ain't fur off; my legs are that stiff and sore. I don't want much walking.' THE MAN'S FACE LIGHTENED AY THAT I WILL IF IT AIN'T FAR OFF MY LEGS ARE THAT STIFF AND SORE I DON'T WANT MUCH WALKING
is opportunity by making friends with those around him; it was not long before he had acquainted them with the fact of his being a soldier's son, and from that he drifted into telling the story of 'Father's button!' There was vociferous applause when he had finished. 'Here, youngster,' said one of the older men, holding out his pewter pot to him, 'take a drink like a man; you deserve it!' 'No, thank you,' the boy said; 'I never drink beer.' Then, as an oldish-looking soldier, with a heavy moustache already tinged with grey, came up to him, Teddy turned to him in delight. [Illustration: 'ARE YOU BOUNCER?'] 'Are you Bouncer?' 'That's what I'm called.' The man's face was an unhappy one, and he seemed to be the butt of his comrades, for they poured forth such a volley of good-natured ridicule on his appearance that Teddy looked from one to the other in complete mystification. 'Will you come and see my home?' the child asked softly. 'Corporal Saxby told me he thought you would like to come. TLE CHAP I'LL FETCH HIM OUT TO YOU HE WAS GONE SOME TIME AND TEDDY IMPROVED HIS OPPORTUNITY BY MAKING FRIENDS WITH THOSE AROUND HIM IT WAS NOT LONG BEFORE HE HAD ACQUAINTED THEM WITH THE FACT OF HIS BEING A SOLDIER'S SON AND FROM THAT HE DRIFTED INTO TELLING THE STORY OF FATHER'S BUTTON THERE WAS VOCIFEROUS APPLAUSE WHEN HE HAD FINISHED HERE YOUNGSTER SAID ONE OF THE OLDER MEN HOLDING OUT HIS PEWTER POT TO HIM TAKE A DRINK LIKE A MAN YOU DESERVE IT NO THANK YOU THE BOY SAID I NEVER DRINK BEER THEN AS AN OLDISH LOOKING SOLDIER WITH A HEAVY MOUSTACHE ALREADY TINGED WITH GRAY CAME UP TO HIM TEDDY TURNED TO HIM IN DELIGHT ARE YOU BOUND SIR THAT'S WHAT I'M CALLED THE MAN'S FACE WAS AN UNHAPPY ONE AND HE SEEMED TO BE THE BUTT OF HIS COMRADES FOR THEY POURED FORTH SUCH A VOLLEY OF GOOD NATURED RIDICULE ON HIS APPEARANCE THAT TEDDY LOOKED FROM ONE TO THE OTHER IN COMPLETE MYSTIFICATION WILL YOU COME AND SEE MY HOME THE CHILD ASKED SOFTLY CORPORAL SAXBY TOLD ME HE THOUGHT YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME
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