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Teddy held his head erect as he followed the colonel into a bright, cheery room, where a group of ladies and gentlemen were round the fire enjoying their cup of five o'clock tea. Mrs. Graham came forward and gave him a kindly greeting. TEDDY HELD HIS HEAD ERECT AS HE FOLLOWED THE COLONEL INTO A BRIGHT CHEERY ROOM WHERE A GROUP OF LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WERE ROUND THE FIRE ENJOYING THEIR CUP OF FIVE O'CLOCK TEA MISSUS GRAHAM CAME FORWARD AND GAVE HIM A KINDLY GREETING
oung footman, keeping up a brisk conversation as he went. 'I shall never be a footman,' he was asserting; 'I couldn't keep my legs so stiff. You're always like the soldiers when they stand at Attention. Don't you never kick your legs out in the kitchen, or have you got stiff knees?' 'I can kick out as much as I like,' responded the young man, in rather an offended tone. 'Don't you think it's nicer to be a soldier? Wouldn't you like to be one?' 'No; their grub is something shocking, and they live like cattle!' Teddy would not allow this, and the discussion began to get somewhat heated, when their arrival at the house put an end to it. 'I say, just tell me, is the colonel angry?' asked Teddy, as looking into the large, brightly lighted hall, he suddenly felt his diminutive size. 'Not he. Wipe your feet, and take your cap off.' Teddy stepped in upon the soft rugs almost on tiptoe, and the colonel himself came out into the hall to meet him. 'Come in, my little man, and don't be frightened.  HALL AND HE TROTTED ALONG BY THE SIDE OF THE TALL YOUNG FOOTMAN KEEPING A BRISK CONVERSATION AS HE WENT I SHALL NEVER BE A FOOTMAN HE WAS ASSERTING I COULDN'T KEEP MY LEGS SO STIFF YOU'RE ALWAYS LIKE THE SOLDIERS WHEN THEY STAND AT ATTENTION DON'T YOU NEVER KICK YOUR LEGS OUT IN THE KITCHEN OR HAVE YOU GOT STIFF KNEES I CAN KICK OUT AS MUCH AS I LIKE RESPONDED THE YOUNG MAN IN RATHER AN OFFENDED TONE DON'T YOU THINK IT'S NICER TO BE A SOLDIER WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO BE ONE NO THEIR GRUB IS SOMETHING SHOCKING AND THEY LIVE LIKE CATTLE TEDDY WOULD NOT ALLOW THIS AND THE DISCUSSION BEGAN TO GET SOMEWHAT HEATED WHEN THEIR ARRIVAL AT THE HOUSE PUT AN END TO IT I SAY JUST TELL ME IS THE COLONEL ANGRY ASKED TEDDY AS LOOKING INTO THE LARGE BRIGHTLY LIGHTED HALL HE SUDDENLY FELT HIS DIMINUTIVE SIZE NOT HE WIPE YOUR FEET AND TAKE YOUR CAP OFF TEDDY STEPPED IN UPON THE SOFT RUGS ALMOST ON TIPTOE AND THE COLONEL HIMSELF CAME OUT INTO THE HALL TO MEET HIM COME IN MY LITTLE MAN AND DON'T BE FRIGHTENED
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