And then, somehow, Eb nodded, and somehow said something that was taken for yes, and then everybody began talking at once about the things Eb had made, and what he would do by-and-by, while Tommy, who, just at that moment, found out what it all meant, broke out with a great rejoicing, “Whoop! Eb’s going home with us! Eb’s going home with us to live!”
And Nellie whispered, “Oh, Eb, didn’t I tell you it was lucky you were living with Uncle Bob when we came to visit him?”
[11] By permission of the author and Harper and Brothers.
A NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS[12]
Temple Bailey
It was the night before Christmas—and stormy.
“Sqush—sqush,” went the wheels of the carriage in the mud.
“Whew—ew—ew,” whistled the wind, and it blew Peter’s hat into the middle of the road.
“Whoa,” said Peter, and climbed down from his high seat.
The “Princess” poked her head out of the window. “What’s the matter?” she asked.