"I am sorry I was cross this afternoon," Louise said when she came for her good-night kiss.
"It was because you were tired, dear, I know. You and Bess must take care not to be too much occupied with Christmas. It will not do to neglect every-day duties even for that," replied her aunt.
CHAPTER XII.[ToC]
CEDAR AND HOLLY.
One Saturday afternoon, about three weeks before Christmas, the boys marched triumphantly into Miss Brown's sitting-room with a large tissue-paper parcel. When this was undone, before the eager eyes of the M.Ks., there were four beautiful fragrant little baskets with tops of bright-colored silk.
"How pretty!"—"How lovely!"—"Where did you get them?"—"Surely you did not make them?"—"What are you going to do with them?"
"Why didn't we make them, I'd like to know?" asked Ikey proudly.