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"But it's so countrified," moaned Lucy Rose. "Well, I am countrified," said Aunt Cyrilla firmly, "and so are you. BUT IT IS SO COUNTRIFIED MOANED LUCY ROSE WELL I AM COUNTRIFIED SAID AUNT CYRILLA FIRMLY AND SO ARE YOU
 cookies and apples and molasses taffy out of it to every child she encountered and, just as often as not, to older folks too. Lucy Rose, when she went to town with Aunt Cyrilla, felt chagrined over this--all of which goes to prove that Lucy was as yet very young and had a great deal to learn in this world. That troublesome worry over what Geraldine would think nerved her to make a protest in this instance. "Now, Aunt C'rilla," she pleaded, "you're surely not going to take that funny old basket to Pembroke this time--Christmas Day and all." "'Deed and 'deed I am," returned Aunt Cyrilla briskly, as she put it on the table and proceeded to dust it out. "I never went to see Edward and Geraldine since they were married that I didn't take a basket of good things along with me for them, and I'm not going to stop now. As for it's being Christmas, all the more reason. Edward is always real glad to get some of the old farmhouse goodies. He says they beat city cooking all hollow, and so they do. YS WOULD CARRY IT ON HER ARM AND GIVE COOKIES AND APPLES AND MOLASSES TAFFY OUT OF IT TO EVERY CHILD SHE ENCOUNTERED AND JUST AS OFTEN AS NOT TO OLDER FOLKS TOO LUCY ROSE WHEN SHE WENT TO TOWN WITH AUNT CYRILLA FELT CHAGRINED OVER THIS ALL OF WHICH GOES TO PROVE THAT LUCY WAS AS YET VERY YOUNG AND HAD A GREAT DEAL TO LEARN IN THIS WORLD THAT TROUBLESOME WORRY OVER WHAT GERALDINE WOULD THINK NERVED HER TO MAKE A PROTEST IN THIS INSTANCE NOW AUNT CYRILA SHE PLEADED YOU'RE SURELY NOT GOING TO TAKE THAT FUNNY OLD BASKET TO PEMBROKE THIS TIME CHRISTMAS DAY AND ALL DEED INDEED I AM RETURNED AUNT CYRILA BRISKLY AS SHE PUT IT ON THE TABLE AND PROCEEDED TO DUST IT OUT I NEVER WENT TO SEE EDWARD AND GERALDINE SINCE THEY WERE MARRIED THAT I DIDN'T TAKE A BASKET OF GOOD THINGS ALONG WITH ME FOR THEM AND I'M NOT GOING TO STOP NOW AS FOR IT BEING CHRISTMAS ALL THE MORE REASON EDWARD IS ALWAYS REAL GLAD TO GET SOME OF THE OLD FARM HOUSE GOODIES HE SAYS THEY BEAT CITY COOKING ALL HOLLOW AND SO THEY DO
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