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The uncles and aunts arrived in due time, but not with them was the junior Osbornes' concern. They were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Osborne. The junior Osbornes were having a Christmas dinner party of their own. In the small dining room a table was spread and loaded with good things. THE UNCLES AND AUNTS ARRIVED IN DUE TIME BUT NOT WITH THEM WAS THE JUNIOR OSBORNE'S CONCERN THEY WERE THE GUESTS OF MISTER AND MISSUS OSBORNE THE JUNIOR OSBORNES WERE HAVING A CHRISTMAS DINNER PARTY OF THEIR OWN IN THE SMALL DINING ROOM A TABLE WAS SPREAD AND LOADED WITH GOOD THINGS
," 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. For the next week the Osbornes were agog with excitement and interest. At first Cousin Myra made the suggestions, but their enthusiasm soon outstripped her, and they thought out things for themselves. Never did a week pass so quickly. And the Osbornes had never had such fun, either. Christmas morning there was not a single present given or received at "The Firs" except those which Cousin Myra and Mr. and Mrs. Osborne gave to each other. The junior Osbornes had asked that the money which their parents had planned to spend in presents for them be given to them the previous week; and given it was, without a word. EER 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 FOR THE NEXT WEEK THE OSBORNES WERE AGOG WITH EXCITEMENT AND INTEREST AT FIRST COUSIN MYRA MADE THE SUGGESTIONS BUT THEIR ENTHUSIASM SOON OUTSTRIPPED HER AND THEY THOUGHT OUT THINGS FOR THEMSELVES NEVER DID A WEEK PASS SO QUICKLY AND THE OSBORNES NEVER HAD HAD SUCH FUN EITHER CHRISTMAS MORNING THERE WAS NOT A SINGLE PRESENT GIVEN OR RECEIVED AT THE FURS EXCEPT THOSE WHICH COUSIN MYRA AND MISTER AND MISSUS OSBORNE GAVE TO EACH OTHER THE JUNIOR OSBORNES HAD ASKED IT THE MONEY WHICH THEIR PARENTS HAD PLANNED TO SPEND IN PRESENTS FOR THEM TO BE GIVEN TO THEM THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND GIVEN IT WAS WITHOUT A WORD
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