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'Boys always ought to give way to girls, always,' Nancy said, using her strongest plea; 'you're not a proper boy at all.' 'You're not a proper girl. You're wearing a boy's hat and a boy's jacket.' 'I'm a sailor's daughter, and everybody can see I am. You say you're a soldier's son, why don't you dress like one?' BOYS ALWAYS OUGHT TO GIVE WAY TO GIRLS ALWAYS NANCY SAID USING HER STRONGEST PLEA YOU'RE NOT A PROPER BOY AT ALL YOU'RE NOT A PROPER GIRL YOU ARE WEARING A BOY'S HAT AND A BOY'S JACKET I AM A SAILOR'S DAUGHTER AND EVERYBODY CAN SEE I AM YOU SAY YOU'RE A SOLDIER'S SON WHY DON'T YOU DRESS LIKE ONE
 a girl.' [Illustration: 'YOU'RE TO LET ME COME OVER FIRST,' SHE ASSERTED.] 'Boys never go back. A soldier's son never! I'm not going to turn my back before the enemy--I would disgrace my button if I did.' 'That old button!' The tone was that of utmost scorn. Teddy's cheeks grew rosy red at once, but he said nothing. 'I got to this bridge before you did,' she continued. 'I began to cross it first. And _you_, who are you? No one knows anything about you. I have been crossing this bridge for _years_.' 'More reason you shouldn't cross it now. My name is Nancy Wright, that's who I am.' A princess could not have revealed her name more royally. She added, after a pause, 'And I mean to come over first, so go back.' 'Never! I never go back!' 'Then I shall push you over in the water.' 'Come on and try, then!' Then there was silence; both the little people eyed each other defiantly, yet a little doubtfully, as if measuring one another's strength, and their faces grew eager at the coming contest. THEY HAD SUDDENLY COME FACE TO FACE WITH ONE ANOTHER YOU ARE TO LET ME COME OVER FIRST SHE ASSERTED VERY EMPHATICALLY BECAUSE I'M A GIRL BOYS NEVER GO BACK A SOLDIER'S SON NEVER I'M NOT GOING TO TURN MY BACK BEFORE THE ENEMY I WOULD DISGRACE MY BUTTON IF I DID THAT OLD BUTTON THE TONE WAS THAT OF UTMOST SCORN TEDDY'S CHEEKS GREW ROSY RED AT ONCE BUT HE SAID NOTHING I GOT TO THIS BRIDGE BEFORE YOU DID SHE CONTINUED I BEGAN TO CROSS IT FIRST AND YOU WHO ARE YOU NO ONE KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT YOU I'VE BEEN CROSSING THIS BRIDGE FOR YEARS MORE REASON YOU SHOULDN'T CROSS IT NOW MY NAME IS NANCY WRIGHT THAT'S WHO I AM A PRINCESS COULD NOT HAVE REVEALED HER NAME MORE ROYALLY SHE ADDED AFTER A PAUSE AND I MEAN TO COVER FIRST SO GO BACK NEVER I NEVER GO BACK THEN I SHALL PUSH YOU OVER IN THE WATER COME ON AND TRY THEN THEN THERE WAS SILENCE BOTH THE LITTLE PEOPLE EYED EACH OTHER DEFIANTLY YET A LITTLE DOUBTFULLY AS IF MEASURING ONE ANOTHER'S STRENGTH AND THEIR FACES GREW EAGER AT THE COMING CONTEST
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