What a Lady Needs for Christmas

Authors: Grace Burrowes

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“Hector announced from the nursery door. A petite white-capped nursery maid, napping in a rocking chair, gave a start. From the floor before the hearth, Lady Joan, Charlie, and Phillip looked up at him with expressions suggesting they’d been expecting somebody else.“My drawing is almost done,” Charlie said. “May I show it to you?”The girl was on her manners, probably as a function of being in new surroundings, or maybe because Lady Joan was here, sprinkling sweetness and fairy dust on all and su...ndry.“Later we’ll have an art show,” Margaret said, wedging past Hector.And what a blow that was. Margaret didn’t believe in lacing herself tighter than perdition, and preferred the old-fashioned country stays to the modern variety. Her female attributes were thus in soft, abundant evidence as she squeezed through the doorway and into the nursery.“Good morning, children!” Margs said. “The cook is making the Christmas pudding today, and that means every member of the household must give the batter a stir, especially you weans.”“Everybody?MoreLess Read More Read Less