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When Aunt Cyrilla and Lucy Rose reached Pembroke there was nobody to meet them because everyone had given up expecting them. It was not far from the station to Edward's house and Aunt Cyrilla elected to walk. WHEN AUNT CYRIL AND LUCY ROSE REACHED PEMBROKE THERE WAS NOBODY TO MEET THEM BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAD GIVEN UP EXPECTING THEM IT WAS NOT FAR FROM THE STATION TO EDWARD'S HOUSE AND AUNT CYRILLA ELECTED TO WALK
mother. When all was over, a hearty vote of thanks was passed to Aunt Cyrilla and her basket. The sealskin lady wanted to know how she made her pound cake, and the khaki boy asked for her receipt for jelly cookies. And when two hours later the conductor came in and said the snowploughs had got along and they'd soon be starting, they all wondered if it could really be less than twenty-four hours since they met. "I feel as if I'd been campaigning with you all my life," said the khaki boy. At the next station they all parted. The little mother and the children had to take the next train back home. The minister stayed there, and the khaki boy and the sealskin lady changed trains. The sealskin lady shook Aunt Cyrilla's hand. She no longer looked discontented or cross. "This has been the pleasantest Christmas I have ever spent," she said heartily. "I shall never forget that wonderful basket of yours. The little shop girl is going home with me. I've promised her a place in my husband's store. RTY VOTE OF THANKS WAS PASSED TO AUNT CYRIL AND HER BASKET THE SEALSKIN LADY WANTED TO KNOW HOW SHE MADE HER POUND CAKE AND THE KHAKI BOY ASKED FOR HER RECEIPT FOR JELLY COOKIES AND WHEN TWO HOURS LATER THE CONDUCTOR CAME IN AND SAID THAT THE SNOW FLOUGHS HAD GOT ALONG AND THEY'D SOON BE STARTING THEY ALL WONDERED IF IT COULD REALLY BE LESS THAN TWENTY FOUR HOURS SINCE THEY MET I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN CAMPAIGNING WITH YOU ALL MY LIFE SAID THE KHAKI BOY AT THE NEXT STATION THEY ALL PARTED THE LITTLE MOTHER AND THE CHILDREN HAD TO TAKE THE NEXT TRAIN BACK HOME THE MINISTER STAYED THERE AND THE KHAKI BOY AND THE SEALSKIN LADY CHANGED TRAINS THE SEALSKIN LADY SHOOK AUNT CYRILLA'S HANDS SHE NO LONGER LOOKED DISCONTENTED OR CROSS THIS HAS BEEN THE PLEASANTEST CHRISTMAS I HAVE EVER SPENT SHE SAID HEARTILY I SHALL NEVER FORGET THAT WONDERFUL BASKET OF YOURS THE LITTLE SHOP GIRL'S GOING HOME WITH ME IMISED HER A PLACE IN MY HUSBAND'S STORE THIS HAS BEEN THE PLEASANTEST CHRISTMAS I HAVE EVER SPENT
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