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They were walking across the field leading to the farm, and as they came to the stile the soldier leant heavily on it. Turning his face full on the child, he said determinedly, 'I'm not a goin' to talk to any Mr. Upton or no one about it. I'd as lief hear you as a parson. You mind me of a little brother of mine that died ten years ago. "Tim," he said, just afore he went, "Tim, will you meet me in heaven?" He was the only one I ever loved, and I've lived a dog's life since!' THEY WERE WALKING ACROSS THE FIELD LEADING TO THE FARM AND AS THEY CAME TO THE STILE THE SOLDIER LIMPED HEAVILY ON IT TURNING HIS FACE FULL ON THE CHILD HE SAID DETERMINEDLY I'M NOT A GOIN TO TALK TO ANY MISTER UPTON OR NO ONE ABOUT IT I'D AS LIEF HEAR YOU AS A PARSON YOU MIND ME OF A LITTLE BROTHER OF MINE THAT DIED TEN YEARS AGO TIMIM HE SAID JUST BEFORE HE WENT TIM WILL YOU MEET ME IN HEAVEN HE WAS THE ONLY ONE I EVER LOVED AND I'VE LIVED A DOG'S LIFE SINCE
Does your captain help you when you're in trouble?' 'He helps us to pack-drill, or C. B., or cells!' replied Tim Stokes with grim humour. This needed to be explained to Teddy, who went on after it was made clear to him: 'Ah! my Captain always helps me. Mr. Upton says when I do wicked things and get beaten by the enemy, I must call out to my Captain, and He will come at once and help me.' 'I reckon I've heard tell of your Captain, then, for that fellow Saxby is always dinning it into me; but I can't come to religion nohow--I can't make head or tail of it. I tell you, youngster, I've been having an awful time lately, and I can't keep to it. I'm certain sure the drink will do for me again. I can't keep away from it much longer, and this march'll see the end of my teetotal ways, I'm thinking.' 'And won't my Captain help you?' 'I'm not a hand at prayers and psalm-singing.' 'I wish you'd talk to Mr. Upton; he made me enlist a short time ago, and I've been ever so much happier since I did it. O BE IN AS THE ARMY I BELONG TO DOES YOUR CAPTAIN HELP YOU WHEN YOU'RE IN TROUBLE HE HELPS US TO PACK DRILL OR SEA BEE OR SELLS REPLIED TIM STOKES WITH GRIM HUMOUR THIS NEEDED TO BE EXPLAINED TO TEDDY WHO WENT ON AFTER IT WAS MADE CLEAR TO HIM AH MY CAPTAIN ALWAYS HELPS ME MISTER UPTON SAYS WHEN I DO WICKED THINGS AND GET BEATEN BY THE ENEMY I MUST CALL OUT TO MY CAPTAIN AND HE WILL COME AT ONCE AND HELP ME I RECKON I'VE HEARD TELL OF YOUR CAPTAIN THEN FOR THAT FELLOW SAXBY IS ALWAYS DENNING IT INTO ME BUT I CAN'T COME TO RELIGION NOHOW I CAN'T MAKE HEAD OR TAIL OF IT I TELL YOU YOUNGSTER I'VE BEEN HAVING AN AWFUL TIME LATELY AND I CAN'T KEEP TO IT I'M CERTAIN SURE THE DRINK WILL DO FOR ME AGAIN I CAN'T KEEP AWAY FROM IT MUCH LONGER AND THIS MARCH'LL SEE THE END OF MY TEETOTAL WAYS I'M THINKING AND WON'T MY CAPTAIN HELP YOU I'M NOT A HAND AT PRAYERS AND PSALM SINGING I WISH YOU'D TALKED TO MISTER UPTON HE MADE ME ENLIST A SHORT TIME AGO AND I'VE BEEN EVER SO MUCH HAPPIER SINCE I DID IT
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