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"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. 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
yra smile so queerly. "Why, how dreadful!" she said brightly. "I thought all boys and girls looked upon Christmas as the very best time in the year." "We don't," said Frank gloomily. "It's just the same old thing year in and year out. We know just exactly what is going to happen. We even know pretty well what presents we are going to get. And Christmas Day itself is always the same. We'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 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. EVERTHELESS HE WONDERED UNCOMFORTABLY WHAT MADE COUSIN MYRA SMILE SO QUEERLY WHY HOW DREADFUL SHE SAID BRIGHTLY I THOUGHT ALL BOYS AND GIRLS LOOKED UPON CHRISTMAS AS THE VERY BEST TIME IN THE YEAR WE DON'T SAID FRANK GLOOMILY IT'S JUST THE SAME OLD THING YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WE EVEN KNOW PRETTY WELL WHAT PRESENTS WE'RE GOING TO GET AND CHRISTMAS DAY ITSELF IS ALWAYS THE SAME WE'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
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