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'He will speak to you better than I can,' the colonel added, with a smile, 'for I'm a poor speaker myself. HE WILL SPEAK TO YOU BETTER THAN I CAN THE COLONEL ADDED WITH A SMILE FOR I AM A POOR SPEAKER MYSELF
all. 'Now,' said Colonel Graham in his brisk, hearty tones, 'before we have a few words from Mr. Upton, I should like to tell you how glad I am to see the redcoats about me once more. I know your regiment well, for my own, the 10th Hussars, lay with it in Colchester ten years ago. I am sure you have all enjoyed your tea, but perhaps you do not know who was the instigator of the whole thing. We must thank Mr. Upton for his untiring zeal and energy in making arrangements; we must thank the ladies for trying to make the evening pleasant by their songs; but we must thank a little man here, I am given to understand, for the proposal in the first instance.' And to Teddy's intense surprise the colonel swung him up on the impromptu platform, to receive a deafening round of applause. He made a pretty picture as the light fell on his golden curls and sparkling blue eyes; his cheeks were flushed with excitement, but he bore himself bravely, and he held his head erect as he faced the crowded room. STS STAYING AT THE HALL NOW SAID COLONEL GRAHAM IN HIS BRISK HEARTY TONES BEFORE WE HAVE A FEW WORDS FROM MISTER UPTON I SHOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU HOW GLAD I AM TO SEE THE RED COATS ABOUT ME ONCE MORE I KNOW YOUR REGIMENT WELL FOR MY OWN THE TENTH HUSSARS LAY WITH IT IN COLCHESTER TEN YEARS AGO I AM SURE YOU HAVE ALL ENJOYED YOUR TEA BUT PERHAPS YOU DO NOT KNOW WHO WAS THE INSTIGATOR OF THE WHOLE THING WE MUST THANK MISTER UPTON FOR HIS UNTIRING ZEAL AND ENERGY IN MAKING ARRANGEMENTS WE MUST THANK THE LADIES FOR TRYING TO MAKE THE EVENING PLEASANT BY THEIR SONGS BUT WE MUST THANK A LITTLE MAN HERE I AM GIVEN TO UNDERSTAND FOR THE PROPOSAL IN THE FIRST INSTANCE AND TO TEDDY'S INTENT SURPRISE THE COLONEL SWUNG HIM UP ON THE IMPROMPTU PLATFORM TO RECEIVE A DEAFENING ROUND OF APPLAUSE HE MADE A PRETTY PICTURE AS THE LIGHT FELL ON HIS GOLDEN CURLS AND SPARKLING BLUE EYES HIS CHEEKS WERE FLUSHED WITH EXCITEMENT BUT HE BORE HIMSELF BRAVELY AND HE HELD HIS HEAD ERECT AS HE FACED THE CROWDED ROOM
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