The Bodleys telling stories . ])rettyChristmas Carol for Christmas Eve, 1 will tell one more stoi-y. — thelast story for this year. So when Christmas Eve came the Bodley family celebrated it intheir own w ay. on the American plan, as Ned said. — a variation ofthe Euro[)eau. Tliey had a blazing wood fire in the laige parlor?where the piano was, and chairs were drawn up comfortably aroundit. Mr. iMxlley was sitting tluue, whenthe door was opeiieil and inmarched Mrs. BodKV. Ned. Nathan. Phi[)py. and Lucy, all holding LAST STORIES. 225 music in their hands. Mrs. Boclley took her place at the piano
The Bodleys telling stories . ])rettyChristmas Carol for Christmas Eve, 1 will tell one more stoi-y. — thelast story for this year. So when Christmas Eve came the Bodley family celebrated it intheir own w ay. on the American plan, as Ned said. — a variation ofthe Euro[)eau. Tliey had a blazing wood fire in the laige parlor?where the piano was, and chairs were drawn up comfortably aroundit. Mr. iMxlley was sitting tluue, whenthe door was opeiieil and inmarched Mrs. BodKV. Ned. Nathan. Phi[)py. and Lucy, all holding LAST STORIES. 225 music in their hands. Mrs. Boclley took her place at the piano, andNed as choir master gave the signal and beat time. The Httle com-pany were arranged in a row, and after Mrs. Bodley had struck achoir upon the instrument, they sang loud and clear a FrenchChristmas Carol written in the last century. They sang it inFrench, but Ned had translated the song into English; so thatwhen they had finished, as there were only two verses, they sangasain the same music to Enolish words: — 15. LAST STORIES. 227
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