No; don’t forget the presents!
[The children need no second invitation. They take up the gifts, as many as they can carry, in great haste. But there are more than they can carry unaided.]
Help them, Halligan.
Halligan
[Surprised at the order, but doing as he is told.]
Yes, sir.
[And Vicky helps without being told. The children begin to file out at the door.]
David
[Who has been watching with an eagle’s eye, and halting Bessie, who is next to last.]
Take the sled!