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'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. 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
 I can't remember the time when we was beaten. I reckon she's sorry for them.' 'Doesn't she turn them out of her army?' 'Why, noa!' 'What does God do when His soldiers leave off fighting, and knock under to their enemy?' 'I reckon He's sorry too.' Dimly Jake Platt began to see the drift of the child's questions. Teddy shook his curly head mournfully. 'I'm sure He'll have to turn soldiers out of His army if they give up fighting, and let the banner drag in the dust, and just let the enemy do what they like with them. Why, I've done worse than that!'--here he clenched his little fists and raised his voice excitedly--'I've gone with the enemy, I've joined Ipse, and that's being a deserter, and now I shan't never, never be able to get back again!' His uncle looked sorely puzzled. 'Why ain't you at 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--and I've disgraced my button!' Here his tears burst out afresh. BEATEN INSTEAD OF GETTING A VICTORY I'M SURE I DON'T KNOW I CAN'T REMEMBER THE TIME WHEN WE WAS BEATEN I RECKON SHE'S SORRY FOR THEM DOESN'T SHE TURN THEM OUT OF HER ARMY WHY NO WHAT DOES GOD DO WHEN HIS SOLDIERS LEAVE OFF FIGHTING AND KNOCK UNDER TO THEIR ENEMY I RECKON HE'S SORRY TOO DIMLY JAKE PLATT BEGAN TO SEE THE DRIFT OF THE CHILD'S QUESTIONS TEDDY SHOOK HIS CURLY HEAD MOURNFULLY I'M SURE HE'LL HAVE TO TURN SOLDIERS OUT OF HIS ARMY IF THEY GIVE UP FIGHTING AND LET THE BANNER DRAG IN THE DUST AND JUST LET THE ENEMY DO WHAT THEY LIKE WITH HIM WHY I'VE DONE WORSE THAN THAT HERE HE CLINCHED HIS LITTLE FISTS AND RAISED HIS VOICE EXCITEDLY I'VE GONE WITH THE ENEMY I'VE JOINED IPSE AND THAT'S BEING A DESERTER AND NOW I SHA'N'T NEVER NEVER BE ABLE TO GET BACK AGAIN HIS UNCLE LOOKED SORELY PUZZLED WHY AIN'T YOU AT 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
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