He sleeps on the foot of his bed and squats beside him at meal-times . And on Sunday he went to church with him and insisted on going right into our pew , where he went to sleep on Jem 's feet . In the middle of the sermon he woke up and seemed to think he must welcome Jem all over again , for he bounded up with a series of barks and would n't quiet down until Jem took him up in his arms . But nobody seemed to mind , and Mr. Meredith came and patted his head after the service and said , '' ` Faith and affection and loyalty are precious things wherever they are found . That little dog 's love is a treasure , Jem . ' `` One night when Jem and I were talking things over in Rainbow Valley , I asked him if he had ever felt afraid at the front . `` Jem laughed . '' ` Afraid ! I was afraid scores of times -- sick with fear -- I who used to laugh at Walter when he was frightened . Do you know , Walter was never frightened after he got to the front . Realities never scared him -- only his imagination could do that . His colonel told me that Walter was the bravest man in the regiment . Rilla , I never realized that Walter was dead till I came back home . You do n't know how I miss him now -- you folks here have got used to it in a sense -- but it 's all fresh to me . Walter and I grew up together -- we were chums as well as brothers -- and now here , in this old valley we loved when we were children , it has come home to me that I 'm not to see him again . ' `` Jem is going back to college in the fall and so are Jerry and Carl . I suppose Shirley will , too . He expects to be home in July . Nan and Di will go on teaching . Faith does n't expect to be home before September .
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