"Merry Christmas!" she burst out, all at once, and the cry awoke
Freddie. "Merry Christmas!" he repeated. "Merry Christmas, ev'rybody!"
he roared out, at the top of his lungs.
The last call awoke Nan and Bert, and before long all were scrambling
out to see what the stockings might contain.
"Oh, I've got a doll!" shrieked Flossie, and brought forth a wonderful
affair of paper.
"I have a jumping-jack!" came from Freddie, and he began to work the toy
up and down in a most comical fashion.
There was some small gift for everybody and several apples and oranges
besides, and quantities of nuts in the stockings.
"We must get the presents for the others," whispered Nan to Bert and the
smaller twins, and soon all were dressed and bringing the things down
from the storeroom.
It was a happy party that gathered in the dining room. "Merry
Christmas!" said everybody to everybody else, and then Mr. Bobbsey, who
was in the sitting room, blew a horn and opened the folding doors.
There, on a large side stand, rested a beautiful Christmas tree, loaded
down with pretty ornaments and apples and candies, and with many
prettily colored candles.
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