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When Major Stafford galloped away next day, on his return to his / command, the little group at the lawn-gate shouted many messages after / him. The last thing he heard was Charlie's treble, as he seated / himself on the gate-post, calling to him not to forget to make Santa / Claus bring him a pair of uniform breeches and a sword; and Evelyn's / little voice came to him long after he could distinguish the words but / he knew she was reminding him of her "dolly that can go to sleep."
Many times during the ensuing year, amid the hardships of the campaign, / the privations and the fatigues of the march, and the dangers of / battle, the Major heard those little voices calling to him.