Dolly. Oh, my!
Peggy. And it says "Merry Christmas" over the gate.
Mistress Spinning. Yes, and every morning they file into the chapel and sing a Christmas carol, and every evening they ring a Christmas chime.
Peggy. And they have wax candles in all the windows every night.
Mistress Longlane. Why, it's like Christmas every day in the year!
Dolly. Aren't you glad we've come to live in this village, Mother? [Clasps her hands.]
Mistress Longlane. That I am, my dear. Why, it's enough to make one laugh just to hear of it.
Mistress Spinning. That it is, Mistress. You're quite right. The Christmas Monks are so full of the Christmas spirit that it lasts them all the year round, and they just go about putting heart into them that get sad and discouraged. But I think I see some of the children coming for the examination.
Mistress Longlane. Ah! Yes. That's to take place this afternoon?