A Christmas Hamper

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Various. A Christmas Hamper

A Very Naughty Little Person

Poor Uncle Tom

A Snow Man

Not Such Fun as it Seemed

On The Sands

Old Clothes

The Little Tiny Thing

Questions

A Lesson in Manners

The Prize Boat

The Little Thief in the Pantry

Great-Grandmother’s Wish

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He seemed a funny old gentleman, the children thought, but still rather nice, especially when he brought those sweets out of his pocket and let them dip into the bag and take what they liked. They had seen him walking through the wood, and then when they left off playing, he had come to sit down beside them, and asked them their names.

“Mine’s Hugh, like father,” said the eldest; “and this is Lily, and this is Tom.”

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“Ten years – so it is,” murmured the old gentleman – “only ten years, and it has seemed like a hundred.”

The children looked at one another surprised.

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