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Bits of them floated in the mugs to prove their
genuineness. Who could credit such luxury?
And sweetened with pure white sugar too, not
the common brown Demarara of every day use.
Well, for all these extras it was Hunkydory
had to be thanked, and so Mary told them, for
he had had a special dog-train sent up for the
occasion. For which outlay and forethought
he was now fully reimbursed. :

The outside guests took themselves off in the
course of time, to attend the sports on the river
bank. Only our own particular friends were
left sitting at the end of the table where the
white linen was spread. Mary called them to
her. She wanted to rest a while before at-
tacking the washing-up.

“My feet do be fit to drop off,” she said.
“But sure it’s been a great day and worth all
the trouble to see them boys relish the Christ-
mas food—and never a dish of pork and beans
on the whole table!’

Some noise of stamping was heard outside
and Betty flew to one of the two small windows
and stood tiptoe to look out.

“Goodness!” she exclaimed. “There’s a

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