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But when Aunt Cyrilla had put in as a finishing touch a big bouquet of pink and white everlastings, and tied the bulging covers down with a firm hand, Lucy Rose stood over the basket and whispered vindictively: "Some day I'm going to burn this basket  when I get courage enough. BUT WHEN AUNT CYRIL HAD PUT IN AS A FINISHING TOUCH A BIG BOUQUET OF PINK AND WHITE EVERLASTINGS AND TIED THE BULGING COVERS DOWN WITH A FIRM HAND LUCY ROSE STOOD OVER THE BASKET AND WHISPERED VINDICTIVELY SOME DAY I'M GOING TO BURN THIS BASKET WHEN I GET COURAGE ENOUGH
rought home from the corner last night. And apples, of course--three or four dozen of those good eaters--and a little pot of my greengage preserves--Edward'll like that. And some sandwiches and pound cake for a snack for ourselves. Now, I guess that will do for eatables. The presents for the children can go in on top. There's a doll for Daisy and the little boat your uncle made for Ray and a tatted lace handkerchief apiece for the twins, and the crochet hood for the baby. Now, is that all?" "There's a cold roast chicken in the pantry," said Lucy Rose wickedly, "and the pig Uncle Leo killed is hanging up in the porch. Couldn't you put them in too?" Aunt Cyrilla smiled broadly. "Well, I guess we'll leave the pig alone; but since you have reminded me of it, the chicken may as well go in. I can make room." Lucy Rose, in spite of her prejudices, helped with the packing and, not having been trained under Aunt Cyrilla's eye for nothing, did it very well too, with much clever economy of space. HAT BAG OF STRIPED CANDY STICKS YOUR UNCLE BROUGHT HOME FROM THE CORNER LAST NIGHT AND APPS OF COURSE THREE OR FOUR DOZEN OF THOSE GOOD EATERS AND A LITTLE POT OF MY GREEN GAGE PRESERVES EDWARD WILL LIKE THAT AND SOME SANDWICHES AND A POUND CAKE FOR A SNAP FOR OURSELVES NOW I GUESS THAT WILL DO FOR EATABLES THE PRESENTS FOR THE CHILDREN CAN GO IN ON TOP THERE'S A DOLL FOR DAISY AND A LITTLE BOAT YOUR UNCLE MADE FOR RAY AND A TATTED LACE HANDKERCHIEF A PIECE FOR THE TWINS AND THE CROCHET HOOD FOR THE BABY NOW IS THAT ALL THERE'S COAL ROAST CHICKEN IN THE PANTRY SAID LUCY ROSE WICKEDLY AND THE PIG UNCLE LEO KILLED IS HANGING UP IN THE PORCH COULDN'T YOU PUT THEM IN TOO AUNT CYRIL SMILED BROADLY WELL I GUESS WE'LL LEAVE THE PIG ALONE BUT SINCE YOU HAVE REMINDED ME OF IT THE CHICKEN MAY AS WELL GO IN I CAN MAKE ROOM LUCY ROSE IN SPITE OF HER PREJUDICES HELP WITH THE PACKING AND NOT HAVING BEEN TRAINED UNDER AUNT CYRIL'S EYE FOR NOTHING DID IT VERY WELL TOO WITH MUCH CLEVER ECONOMY OF SPACE
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