“Quick, quick, Nurse,” said Betty. “Please dress me as quickly as you can. I must run down with the Christmas boxes.”
PLEASE DRESS ME AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN.
So Nurse hurried, and Betty hurried, and in a little while she was ready, with a sprig of holly in her dress, and a bit of mistletoe in her hair.
Percy was ready, too, and they ran down the long staircase into the wide hall.
The Yule log was still burning,—it had burned all night. The door was opened, and the little singers came in to warm themselves by the fire.
Betty and Percy gave each of them a “Christmas box.” It wasn’t a box, it was a gift; but a Christmas gift was called a Christmas box in those days.
After the singers had looked at their gifts and had eaten a slice of plum cake, they went home.
I cannot tell you everything that Betty and Percy did that day, but you may be sure they had a good time.