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Teddy nodded impressively, then said slowly, 'I make believe I do, but I don't make believe father's story.' 'Tell me a story now.' Teddy clasped his hands round a bough, and with knitted brows considered. Then he looked up, and the light sparkled in his eyes. TEDDY NODDED IMPRESSIVELY THEN SAID SLOWLY I MAKE BELIEVE I DO BUT I DON'T MAKE BELIEVE FATHER'S STORY TELL ME A STORY NOW TEDDY CLASPED HIS HANDS ROUND A BOUGH WITH KNITTED BROWS CONSIDERED THEN HE LOOKED UP AND THE LIGHT SPARKLED IN HIS EYES
coats till I'm a hundred, and then it will be buried in my grave with me. Suppose I lost my button, do you know what I would do?' Nancy gazed at the young orator with a little awe. 'No,' she said; 'what?' 'I would drop down and die, my heart would burst and break, and if I couldn't die very quick, I wouldn't eat or drink nothing, but I'd go sadly to my grave and lay my head down, and the next morning you would find me stiff and cold with my glassy eyes staring up at the sky, like an old dog I read about.' Teddy's tone was so intensely tragic that Nancy was silent. At last she said, 'I'll never love you proper till you give it to me.' 'Will you like me a little instead?' 'I might do that,' she replied reluctantly. 'And you won't never say you don't believe father's story?' 'I aren't going to promise.' Then, as the very last bite was taken of the apple, she added, 'I'll hear some more of your stories first. I want to hear one now. Sally White told me at school you know all about fairies. VE IT UP IT'S GOING TO BE ON MY COATS AND WAISTCOATS TILL I'M A HUNDRED AND THEN IT WILL BE BURIED IN MY GRAVE WITH ME SUPPOSE I LOST MY BUTTON DO YOU KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO NANCY GAZED AT THE YOUNG ORATOR WITH A LITTLE AWE NO SHE SAID WHAT I WOULD DROP DOWN AND DIE MY HEART WOULD BURST AND BREAK AND IF I COULDN'T DIE VERY QUICK I WOULDN'T EAT OR DRINK NOTHING BUT I'D GO SADLY TO MY GRAVE AND LAY MY HEAD DOWN AND THE NEXT MORNING YOU WOULD FIND ME STIFF AND COLD WITH MY GLASSY EYES STARING UP AT THE SKY LIKE AN OLD DOG I READ ABOUT TEDDY'S TONE WAS SO INTENSELY TRAGIC THAT NANCY WAS SILENT AT LAST SHE SAID I'LL NEVER LOVE YOU PROPER TILL YOU GIVE IT TO ME WILL YOU LIKE ME A LITTLE INSTEAD I MIGHT DO THAT SHE REPLIED RELUCTANTLY AND YOU WON'T NEVER SAY YOU DON'T BELIEVE FATHER'S STORY I AREN'T GOING TO PROMISE THEN AS THE VERY LAST BITE WAS TAKEN OF THE APPLE SHE ADDED I'LL HEAR SOME MORE OF YOUR STORIES FIRST I WANT TO HEAR ONE NOW SALLY WHITE TOLD ME AT SCHOOL YOU KNOW ALL ABOUT FAIRIES
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