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"I move we do it, Osbornes," said he. "If Father and Mother are willing," said Ida. "Won't it be jolly!" exclaimed the twins. "Well, rather," said Darby scornfully. He did not mean to be scornful. He had heard Frank saying the same words in the same tone, and thought it signified approval. Cousin Myra had a talk with Father and Mother Osborne that night, and found them heartily in sympathy with her plans. I MOVE WE DO IT OSBORNES SAID HE IF FATHER AND MOTHER ARE WILLING SAID IDA WON'T IT BE JOLLY EXCLAIMED THE TWINS WELL RATHER SAID DARBY SCORNFULLY HE DID NOT MEAN TO BE SCORNFUL HE HAD HEARD FRANK SAYING THE SAME WORDS IN THE SAME TONE AND THOUGHT IT SIGNIFIED APPROVAL COUSIN MYRA HAD A TALK WITH FATHER AND MOTHER OSBORNE THAT NIGHT AND FOUND THEM HEARTILY IN SYMPATHY WITH HER PLANS
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. "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." "That isn't what I mean," said Cousin Myra. "How much Christmas do you suppose those little Rolands down there in the hollow have? Or Sammy Abbott with his lame back? Or French Joe's family over the hill? If you have too much Christmas, why don't you give some to them?" The Osbornes looked at each other. This was a new idea. "How could we do it?" asked Ida. Whereupon they had a consultation. Cousin Myra explained her plan, and the Osbornes grew enthusiastic over it. Even Frank forgot that he was supposed to be wearing a cynical sneer. OUSIN 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 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 THAT ISN'T WHAT I MEAN SAID COUSIN MYRA HOW MANY CHRISTMASES DO YOU SUPPOSE THOSE LITTLE ROLANDS DOWN THERE IN THE HOLLOW HAVE OR SAMMY ABBOTT WITH HIS LAME BACK OR FRENCH JOE'S FAMILY OVER THE HILL IF YOU HAVE TOO MUCH CHRISTMAS WHY DON'T YOU GIVE SOME TO THEM THE OSBORNES LOOKED AT EACH OTHER THIS WAS A NEW IDEA HOW COULD WE DO IT ASKED IDA WHEREUPON THEY HAD A CONSULTATION COUSIN MYRA EXPLAINED HER PLAN AND THE OSBORNES GREW ENTHUSIASTIC OVER IT EVEN FRANK FORGOT THAT HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE WEARING A CYNICAL SNEER
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