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'The best friend I've got,' was the hearty answer. 'Ay, lad, there's few of his sort in the Army; for one that tries to help us on a bit there's ten that tries to drag us down!' THE BEST FRIEND I'VE GOT WAS THE HEARTY ANSWER AY LAD THERE'S FEW OF HIS SORT IN THE ARMY FOR ONE THAT TRIES TO HELP US ON A BIT THERE'S TEN THAT TRIES TO DRAG US DOWN
 called.' The man's face was an unhappy one, and he seemed to be the butt of his comrades, for they poured forth such a volley of good-natured ridicule on his appearance that Teddy looked from one to the other in complete mystification. 'Will you come and see my home?' the child asked softly. 'Corporal Saxby told me he thought you would like to come.' The man's face lightened. 'Ay, that I will, if it ain't fur off; my legs are that stiff and sore. I don't want much walking.' 'It isn't very far.' Then, as they moved off together, Teddy slipped his little hand confidingly into the big one near him, and continued, 'Do you know there's going to be a splendid tea for you all in our schoolroom to-night--have you heard?' 'Ay; the parson was round an hour ago giving out tickets. There's little to be done in a place like this, and we're too tired to tramp into the town; so I expect there'll be a tidy few.' 'The corporal came to tea at our house the other night. He's a friend of yours, isn't he? IN DELIGHT ARE YOU BOUND SIR THAT'S WHAT I'M CALLED THE MAN'S FACE WAS AN UNHAPPY ONE AND HE SEEMED TO BE THE BUTT OF HIS COMRADES FOR THEY POURED FORTH SUCH A VOLLEY OF GOOD NATURED RIDICULE ON HIS APPEARANCE THAT TEDDY LOOKED FROM ONE TO THE OTHER IN COMPLETE MYSTIFICATION WILL YOU COME AND SEE MY HOME THE CHILD ASKED SOFTLY CORPORAL SAXBY TOLD ME HE THOUGHT YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME THE MAN'S FACE LIGHTENED AY THAT I WILL IF IT AIN'T FAR OFF MY LEGS ARE THAT STIFF AND SORE I DON'T WANT MUCH WALKING IT ISN'T VERY FAR THEN AS THEY MOVED OFF TOGETHER TEDDY SLIPPED HIS LITTLE HAND CONFIDEDLY INTO THE BIG ONE NEAR HIM AND CONTINUED DO YOU KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE A SPLENDID TEA FOR YOU ALL IN OUR SCHOOLROOM TO NIGHT HAVE YOU HEARD AY THE PARSON WAS ROUND AN HOUR AGO GIVING OUT TICKETS THERE'S LITTLE TO BE DONE IN A PLACE LIKE THIS AND WE'RE TOO TIRED TO TRAMP INTO THE TOWN SO I EXPECT THEY'LL BE A TIDY FEW THE CORPORAL CAME TO TEA AT OUR HOUSE THE OTHER NIGHT HE'S A FRIEND OF YOURS ISN'T HE
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