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"Why, son, what had happened?" said Grant, his abundant sympathies instantly responding. "Teddy's spoiled," the child sobbed. "I set him on the side of the pig pen, and he fell'd in, and the big pig et him ate him up. He didn't 'zactly eat him up, either just kind of chewed him, like." "Well that certainly is too bad.
They fell to discussing ways and means; there might have to be a loan for Teddy's outfit, if he did presently secure a commission. And there were one or two other little matters.... Mr. Britling dismissed a ridiculous fancy that he was paying to send Teddy away to something that neither that young man nor Letty understood properly.... The next day Teddy vanished Londonward on his bicycle.
Why, he's getting quite himself again; it does him good to have a child to talk to. She must come again. And this Nancy did, and the roses began to come back to Teddy's cheeks, and then others of his playfellows were allowed to come and see him. Certainly no little invalid could have received greater attention than he did during that time of convalescence.
Then young Ford went to his beat and wondered as he walked at such a fine reformation, and felt proud of himself to think he'd had a hand in it. Yet, though seldom it came uppermost in his thoughts, by some chance, the ancient, awful look on Teddy's face rose to his mind that Christmas Eve.
"Saw no racin'!" said his neighbour; "ain't she won the cup?" The joke was lost on the women, who only perceived that they were being laughed at. "Come up here, Esther," said William; "stand on my box. The 'orses are just going up the course for the preliminary canter. And you, Sarah, take Teddy's place. Teddy, get down, and let the lady up." "Yes, guv'nor. Come up 'ere, ma'am."
Phil glanced at him apprehensively, for Teddy's ideas were frequently attended by consequences of an unpleasant nature. "Along the usual line young man?" "Well, no." "What is your idea?" "I've been thinking that I should like to sign up as a dwarf for the rest of the season and sit on the concert platform in the menagerie tent.
I saw free pig-stealers 'ung before I was six," said Teddy. "Father took me because of my birfday being near. Said I ought to be blooded...." "Well, you never saw no-one killed by a moty car, any'ow," said old Tom after a moment of chagrin. "And you never saw no dead men carried into a chemis' shop." Teddy's momentary triumph faded. "No," he said, "I 'aven't." "Nor won't. Nor won't.
After the first season they had no further interruptions from this source. Large mainsails were given them for their boats, with a lighthouse painted on each, and every man obtained besides a silver medal of exemption from impressment. But this was only the commencement of poor Teddy's "throubles" at that time. He had scarcely returned to his work when a new one overtook him.
Aunt Mariah lived down at the other end of the village, and she generally came every fortnight to spend an afternoon with Teddy's mother. She always brought her knitting in a bag, and a white net cap that she put on before the glass as soon as she had taken her bonnet off. Teddy liked to have her come, her needles flew so fast, and she used to recite to him,
He went at once to the kitchen. "Why didn't you tell me?" he asked the cook, standing in front of her where she sat cutting chives and peppers and celery on a little board for salad. "Tell you what?" "That your boy was in Fwance." Hodgson's red face grew redder, and to Teddy's consternation, a tear ran down her cheek. He stood staring at her, then flew upstairs to his mother. "Cook's cryin'."
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