He and the Mayor were so interested that morning came and the door swung open before they knew it. The poor Ambassador drew a long breath, and put his hand around to his queue to see if it was safe. Then he wanted to thank and reward the boy who had made the long night hours pass so pleasantly.
"What is he in here for?" asked the Mayor, patting Julia, who could hardly keep his eyes open.
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"He grumbled about his Christmas presents," replied the Patchwork Woman.
"What did you have?" inquired the Mayor.
"Eight pairs of blue yarn stockings," answered Julia, rubbing his eyes.
"And the year before?"