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But the fact of Christmas itself awoke no great enthusiasm in the hearts of the junior Osbornes. BUT THE FACT OF CHRISTMAS ITSELF AWOKE NO GREAT ENTHUSIASM IN THE HEARTS OF THE JUNIOR OSBORNES
e said. "They are of no use to anyone now. The linen might be bleached and used, I dare say--but it would seem like a sacrilege. It was Mother's wedding present to Eliza. And the pearls--would you care to have them, Amy?" "Oh, no, no," I said with a little shiver. "I would never wear them, Aunt Winnifred. I should feel like a ghost if I did. Put everything back just as we found it--only her portrait. I would like to keep that." Reverently we put gowns and letters and trinkets back into the old blue chest. Aunt Winnifred closed the lid and turned the key softly. She bowed her head over it for a minute and then we went together in silence down the shadowy garret stairs of Wyther Grange. The Osbornes' Christmas Cousin Myra had come to spend Christmas at "The Firs," and all the junior Osbornes were ready to stand on their heads with delight. Darby--whose real name was Charles--did it, because he was only eight, and at eight you have no dignity to keep up. The others, being older, couldn't.  STORY SEVENTEEN OF ELLAM MONTGOMERY SHORT STORIES FROM NINETEEN O TWO TO NINETEEN O THREE THIS IS A LIVERPOX RECORDING ALL LIVERPOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIVERBOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY JOYCE COUCH LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY SHORT STORIES NINETEEN O TWO NINETEEN O THREE BY LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY THE OSBORNES CHRISTMAS COUSIN MYRA HAD COME TO SPEND CHRISTMAS AT THE FIRS AND ALL THE JUNIOR OSBORNES WERE READY TO STAND ON THEIR HEADS WITH DELIGHT DARBY WHOSE REAL NAME WAS CHARLES DID IT BECAUSE HE WAS ONLY EIGHT AND AT EIGHT YOU HAVE NO DIGNITY TO KEEP UP THE OTHERS BEING OLDER COULDN'T
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