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Teddy did not answer. He stood looking up wistfully into the blue sky, as if unconscious of his uncle's presence, and then he sighed. 'I think I'd rather be alone, Uncle Jake.' TEDDY DID NOT ANSWER HE STOOD LOOKING UP WISTFULLY INTO THE BLUE SKY AS IF UNCONSCIOUS OF HIS UNCLE'S PRESENCE AND THEN HE SIGHED I THINK I'D RATHER BE ALONE UNCLE JAKE
a despairing tone, adding,-- 'I can't meet mother--I've been caned, and--and I've disgraced my button!' Here his tears burst out afresh. 'Look here,' said his uncle slowly, 'I won't say but what you've been a bad boy--your mother herself has been in sore trouble about you this last day or two; but if we gets a fall in the mud it ain't much good stopping there; the only thing is to pick ourselves up agen, get ourselves cleaned, and then start agen and walk more carefully. Can't you do that?' 'I'm a deserter,' sobbed the boy; 'my Captain won't have me back. I've disgraced Him, I've disgraced my banner, I've disgraced my button!' 'Your Captain will pick you up, I'm thinkin', if you ask Him. He'll clean you up fust-rate, and set you on your legs agen.' 'Will He?' And hope once more began to dawn in the dim blue eyes. 'Of course He will. I ain't good at verses and such like, but I do remember this one--"Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow." Won't that one fit you?  SCHOOL WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN A DOIN TEDDY TOLD HIM ALL IN A DESPAIRING TONE ADDING I CAN'T MEET MOTHER I'VE BEEN CANED AND I'VE DISGRACED MY BUTTON HERE HIS TEARS BURST OUT AFRESH LOOK HERE SAID HIS UNCLE SLOWLY I WON'T SAY BUT WHAT YOU'VE BEEN A BAD BOY YOUR MOTHER HERSELF HAS BEEN IN SORE TROUBLE ABOUT YOU THIS LAST DAY OR TWO BUT IF WE GETS A FALL IN THE MUD IT AIN'T MUCH GOOD STOPPING THERE THE ONLY THING IS TO PICK OURSELVES UP AGAIN GET OURSELVES CLEAN AND THEN START AGAIN AND WALK MORE CAREFULLY CAN'T YOU DO THAT I'M A DESERTER SOBBED THE BOY MY CAPTAIN WON'T HAVE ME BACK I'VE DISGRACED HIM I'VE DISGRACED MY BANNER I'VE DISGRACED MY BUTTON YOUR CAPTAIN WILL PICK YOU UP I'M THINKING IF YOU ASK HIM HE'LL CLEAN YOU UP FIRST RATE AND SET YOU ON YOUR LEGS AGAIN WILL HE AND HOPE ONCE MORE BEGAN TO DAWN IN THE DIM BLUE EYES OF COURSE HE WILL I AIN'T GOOD AT VERSES AND SUCH LIKE BUT I DO REMEMBER THIS ONE THOUGH YOUR SINS BE AS SCARLET THEY SHALL BE AS WHITE AS SNOW WON'T THAT ONE FIT YOU
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