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'Precisely the same  a brother means any person in the world, man, woman, or child.' PRECISELY THE SAME A BROTHER MEANS ANY PERSON IN THE WORLD MAN WOMAN OR CHILD
conversation, my boy. Sit down, and tell me what you have been learning at Sunday-school this afternoon.' 'Teacher was telling us about the children of Israel in Egypt. I'm afraid I don't remember very much what he said, for I was busy thinking about coming to see you.' Mr. Upton smiled, and drew the child on to talk; then, after he was thoroughly at ease, he put a large Bible in front of him. 'I want you to read me a verse in the First Epistle of St. John, and the third chapter. It is the fifteenth verse; can you find it?' 'Yes, sir,' and with an eager importance Teddy turned over the leaves. 'Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer,' he read solemnly. 'That will do. Now think it over for five minutes in silence, and then tell me what your thoughts are about it.' The boy hung his head in shame; he folded his arms and sat immovable till the five minutes were over, then he said timidly, 'I wouldn't hate a brother. I'd like to have one. Do you think it means the same when it's a girl?  HALF AN HOUR BEFORE TEA TO HAVE A LITTLE CONVERSATION MY BOY SIT DOWN AND TELL ME WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN LEARNING AT SUNDAY SCHOOL THIS AFTERNOON TEACHER WAS TELLING US ABOUT THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL IN EGYPT I'M AFRAID I DON'T REMEMBER VERY MUCH WHAT HE SAID FOR I WAS BUSY THINKING ABOUT COMING TO SEE YOU MISTER UPTON SMILED AND DREW THE CHILD ON TO TALK THEN AFTER HE WAS THOROUGHLY AT EASE HE PUT A LARGE BIBLE IN FRONT OF HIM I WANT YOU TO READ ME A VERSE IN THE FIRST EPISTLE OF SAINT JOHN IN THE THIRD CHAPTER IT IS THE FIFTEENTH VERSE CAN YOU FIND IT YES SIR AND WITH AN EAGER IMPORTANCE TEDDY TURNED OVER THE LEAVES WHOSOEVER HATETH HIS BROTHER IS A MURDERER HE READ SOLEMNLY THAT WILL DO NOW THINK IT OVER FOR FIVE MINUTES IN SILENCE THEN TELL ME WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE ABOUT IT THE BOY HUNG HIS HEAD IN SHAME HE FOLDED HIS ARMS AND SAT IMMOVABLE TILL THE FIVE MINUTES WERE OVER THEN HE SAID TIMIDLY I WOULDN'T HATE A BROTHER I'D LIKE TO HAVE ONE DO YOU THINK IT MEANS THE SAME WHEN IT'S A GIRL
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