. The school physiology journal . never seen before, outside of a shop win-dow. Earle saw the wonder manifest on theother boys face and laughed. Say, hesaid, Imthirsty. Letsget a drink. Joel was notloath to ex-plore the won-derful was atall decanterof rich redwine on a sidetable, set aboutb y gracefulslender gob-lets, and asthey crossedthe floor Earlecaught sight ofit. An ideaoccurred t ohim. Heglanced aroundcautiously. Its Christmas, he said, and Im goingto drink your health the way my father does. He poured out two glasses of the sparklingliquor. Drink it quick before any one come
. The school physiology journal . never seen before, outside of a shop win-dow. Earle saw the wonder manifest on theother boys face and laughed. Say, hesaid, Imthirsty. Letsget a drink. Joel was notloath to ex-plore the won-derful was atall decanterof rich redwine on a sidetable, set aboutb y gracefulslender gob-lets, and asthey crossedthe floor Earlecaught sight ofit. An ideaoccurred t ohim. Heglanced aroundcautiously. Its Christmas, he said, and Im goingto drink your health the way my father does. He poured out two glasses of the sparklingliquor. Drink it quick before any one comes, hewhispered. Joel smelled the wine and pushed the glassaway. I dont want it, he said stiffly. Earle laughed. Thats because youre not used to it, heboasted. Just watch me. He raised his glass and drank it, and thenreached out intending to pour a second, but, tohis astonishment, Joel seized the decanter. You cant have any more while Im here,he said shortly. You ought to know enoughnot to touch wine or beer or any of them Carol, children, carol, carol joyfully;Carol for the coming of Christs Nativity. Why? Earle demanded theyre bad, Joel retorted. Theykill your father and make your mother have towork too hard, and if you once begin to drinkthem they make you want more and more. Iguess I know. Earle hesitated a moment. Its cheap beer that does that, he saidscornfully. Wines different. Every gentle-man drinks it. Youre a coward to be afraid ofit. Almost before the taunt was out of his mouthhe repented of the words. He ran to the Joel was already at the foot of the steps andwhen Earle called him he would not turn hours later Joel Reid was repeating forthe fifth time to his admiring family the storyof the wonderful- choir rehearsal. For the fifth time headorned itwith embel-lishments suchas a newsboyalone knowshow to for thefifth time also,six small,shrill-voice dReids werepreparing t ovent theirappreciationin wild enthu-siastic h
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