Francie glowed when she heard a lady say, "I never saw such a big tree!" A man called after them, "You kids musta robbed a bank to buy such a big tree." The cop on their corner stopped them, examined the tree, an solemnly offered to buy it for ten cents-fifteen cents if they'd delivered it to his home. Francie nearly burst with pride although she knew he was joking. She said she wouldn't sell it for a dollar, even. He shook his head an said she was foolish not to grab the offer. He went up to a quarter but Francie kept smiling and shaking her head, "no. moncler sale women
" It was like acting in a Christmas play where the setting was a street corner and the time, a frosty Christmas Eve and the characters, a kind cop, her brother and herself. Francie knew all the dialogue. The cop gave his lines right and Francie picked up her cues happily and the stage directions were the smiles between the spoken lines. They had to call up to papa to help them get the tree up the narrow stairs. Papa came running down. To Francie's relief, he ran down straight and not sidewise which proved that he was still sober. moncler vest sales Papa's amazement at the size of the tree was flattering. He pretended to believe that it wasn't theirs. Francie had a lot of fun convincing him although she knew all the while that the whole thing was make believe. Papa pulled in front and Francie and Neeley pushed in back and they began forcing the big tree up the three narrow flights of stairs. Johnny was so excited that he started singing, not caring that it was rather late at night. He sang "Holy Night. moncler sale women
" The narrow walls took up his clear sweet voice, held it for a breath and gave it back with double sweetness. Doors creaked open and families gathered on the landings, pleased and amazed at the something unexpected being a ed to that moment of their lives. Francie saw the Tynmore girls standing together in their doorway, their gray hair in crimpers, and ruffled, starche d nightgowns showing under their voluminous wrappers. They a e d their thin poignant voices to Johnny's. Floss Ga is, her mother and her brother, Henny, who was dying of consumption, stood in their doorway. Henny was crying and when Johnny saw him, he let the song trail off; he thought maybe it made Henny too sad.

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