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"We always send presents to all our cousins," said Frank hesitatingly. "That's a bore, too. They've all got so many things already it's no end of bother to think of something new." WE ALWAYS SEND PRESENTS TO ALL OF OUR COUSINS SAID FRANK HESITATINGLY THAT'S A BORE TOO THEY'VE ALL GOT SO MANY THINGS ALREADY IT'S NO END OF BOTHER TO THINK OF SOMETHING NEW
be full of things, and half of them we don't want. Then there's dinner. It's always so poky. And all the uncles and aunts come to dinner--just the same old crowd, every year, and they say just the same things. Aunt Desda always says, 'Why, Frankie, how you have grown!' She knows I hate to be called Frankie. And after dinner they'll sit round and talk the rest of the day, and that's all. Yes, I call Christmas a nuisance." "There isn't a single bit of fun in it," said Ida discontentedly. "Not a bit!" said the twins, both together, as they always said things. "There's lots of candy," said Darby stoutly. He rather liked Christmas, although he was ashamed to say so before Frank. Cousin Myra smothered another of those queer smiles. "You've had too much Christmas, you Osbornes," she said seriously. "It has palled on your taste, as all good things will if you overdo them. Did you ever try giving Christmas to somebody else?" The Osbornes looked at Cousin Myra doubtfully. They didn't understand. E'LL GET UP IN THE MORNING AND OUR STOCKINGS WILL BE FULL OF THINGS AND HALF OF THEM WE DON'T WANT THEN THERE'S DINNER IT'S ALWAYS SO POKY AND ALL THE UNCLES AND AUNTS COME TO DINNER JUST THE SAME OLD CROWD EVERY YEAR AND THEY SAY JUST THE SAME THINGS AUNT DESDE ALWAYS SAYS WHY FRANKIE HOW YOU'VE GROWN SHE KNOWS I HATE TO BE CALLED FRANKIE AND AFTER DINNER THEY'LL SIT AROUND AND TALK THE REST OF THE DAY AND THAT'S ALL YES I CALL CHRISTMAS A NUISANCE THERE ISN'T A SINGLE BIT OF FUN IN IT SAID IDA DISCONTENTEDLY NOT A BIT SAID THE TWINS BOTH TOGETHER AS THEY ALWAYS SAID THINGS THERE'S LOTS OF CANDY SAID DARBY STOUTLY HE RATHER LIKED CHRISTMAS ALTHOUGH HE WAS ASHAMED TO SAY SO BEFORE FRANK COUSIN MYRA SMOTHERED ANOTHER OF THOSE QUEER SMILES YOU'VE HAD TOO MUCH CHRISTMAS YOU OSBORNES SHE SAID SERIOUSLY IT HAS PALLED ON YOUR TASTE AS ALL GOOD THINGS WELL IF YOU OVERDO THEM DID YOU EVER TRY GIVING CHRISTMAS TO SOMEBODY ELSE THE OSBORNES LOOKED AT COUSIN MYRA DOUBTFULLY THEY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND
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