Teddy was old and battered. He was older by far than Jamie, and had been the first toy Jamie received when he was born, a relic of his cousin Rachel’s childhood.
Teddy’s fur was a yellowy colour, and was woolly, knotted and scraggly. His left ear had been badly chewed by both Rachel and Jamie in their infancies, and his right ear had been torn off and sewn back on more times than anyone could remember. His right eye had been lost and replaced with a shiny, red button shaped like an aeroplan