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'Come into the house with me,' he said, 'and I'll see what the missus has to say to you.' Teddy followed him without the slightest misgiving, and he was led into the farmhouse kitchen, where Mrs. Green sat knitting over the fire, and one of her daughters was laying the cloth for tea. COME INTO THE HOUSE WITH ME HE SAID AND I'LL SEE WHAT THE MISSIS HAS TO SAY TO YOU TEDDY FOLLOWED HIM WITHOUT THE SLIGHTEST MISGIVING AND HE WAS LED INTO THE FARMHOUSE KITCHEN WHERE MISSUS GREEN SAT KNITTING OVER THE FIRE AND ONE OF HER DAUGHTERS WAS LAYING THE CLOTH FOR TEA
business was that of yours?' 'I wanted to be good to you. I'm sorry I tied you up that day, dreadful sorry. And I've got to love you, so I thought it would be a good plan to send your sheep back again.' 'You've got to love me!' repeated the farmer, opening his eyes in mock surprise; 'and when did I ask for any of your love, young fellow?' 'I don't suppose you want me to,' observed Teddy cheerfully, as he saw that the stick, instead of being brandished over his head, was now safely resting on the ground, 'but I've got to do it, you see, because my banner I'm holding for my Captain is Love, and I must love everybody.' The farmer did not answer. Teddy continued earnestly,-- 'Do you think you could manage to forgive me, and let us shake hands? It would make it easier for me to love you if you could.' There was such honesty of purpose in the blue eyes raised to his, such wistful curves to the sensitive little lips, that Jonathan Green for the first time felt the thrall of the child's power.  SHEEP CAME OUT OF THEIR PROPER FIELD WHAT BUSINESS WAS THAT OF YOURS I WANTED TO BE GOOD TO YOU I'M SORRY I TIED YOU UP THAT DAY DREADFUL SORRY AND I'VE GOT TO LOVE YOU SO I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD PLAN TO SEND YOUR SHEEP BACK AGAIN YOU'VE GOT TO LOVE ME REPEATED THE FARMER OPENING HIS EYES IN MOCK SURPRISE AND WHEN DID I ASK FOR ANY OF YOUR LOVE YOUNG FELLOW I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU WANT ME TO OBSERVED TEDDY CHEERFULLY AS HE SAW THAT THE STICK INSTEAD OF BEING BRANDISHED OVER HIS HEAD WAS NOW SAFELY RESTING ON THE GROUND BUT I'VE GOT TO DO IT YOU SEE BECAUSE MY BANNER I'M HOLDING FOR MY CAPTAIN IS LOVE AND I MUST LOVE EVERYBODY THE FARMER DID NOT ANSWER TEDDY CONTINUED EARNESTLY DO YOU THINK YOU COULD MANAGE TO FORGIVE ME AND LET US SHAKE HANDS IT WOULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR ME TO LOVE YOU IF YOU COULD THERE WAS SUCH HONESTY OF PURPOSE IN THE BLUE EYES RAISED TO HIS SUCH WISTFUL CURVES TO THE SENSITIVE LITTLE LIPS THAT JONATHAN GREEN FOR THE FIRST TIME FELT THE THRALL OF THE CHILD'S POWER
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