On Christmas day in the evening . if r>« nu.\.u T\:« tU- iO. his face upturned, his eyes — withan appeal in them — resting firstupon the face of Asa Fraser, then uponthat of George TomHnson. With acommon impulse, WilHam Sewall andSamuel Burnett moved aside together,turning their backs upon the three. Asa Fraser lifted his eyes and metthose of George Tomlinson. Witha palpable effort — for he was a manof few words — he spoke. George, said he, I guess I madea mistake, thinking as I did.* Asey, responded Tomlinsonquickly, I guess you werent theonly one thats made a he held out h
On Christmas day in the evening . if r>« nu.\.u T\:« tU- iO. his face upturned, his eyes — withan appeal in them — resting firstupon the face of Asa Fraser, then uponthat of George TomHnson. With acommon impulse, WilHam Sewall andSamuel Burnett moved aside together,turning their backs upon the three. Asa Fraser lifted his eyes and metthose of George Tomlinson. Witha palpable effort — for he was a manof few words — he spoke. George, said he, I guess I madea mistake, thinking as I did.* Asey, responded Tomlinsonquickly, I guess you werent theonly one thats made a he held out his hand. Fraser grasped it. With his otherhand he raised his handkerchief andblew his nose once more, violently —and finally. From this point thesmile in his eyes usurped the placeof the moisture which had botheredhim so unwontedly, and put it quiteto rout. 62. >^i^a»?«i«W 4 II On Ghri^lma? Day in tijr ^ufnimj If you imagine that this littledrama had escaped the attention ofthe departing congregation, headedthe other way, you are much congregation was not headed theother way. From the moment whenBurnett, Fraser and TomHnson hadstarted toward the pulpit, the con-gregation, to a man, had paused,and was staring directly toward continued to stare, up to themoment when the handshaking tookplace. But then — eyes turned andmet other eyes. Hearts beat fast,lips trembled, feet moved. Un-questionably something had hap-pened to the people of North Esta-brook. Do you know how sometimes theice goes out of a From shoreto shore it has been frozen, cold andhard. For many months it has grownsohd, deepening and thickening untilit seems as if there could be no lifeleft beneath. Then, at last, comes 63
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