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Updated: June 24, 2025
On Christmas Eve he put up the greens that decorated the parlour and dining-room a ceremony that required large preparations with a step-ladder, a hammer, tacks, and string, the removal of his coat, and a lighted pipe in one corner of his mouth; and which proceeded with such painstaking slowness on account of his coming down from the ladder every other moment to view the artistic effect of the arrangements, that it was only by sticking the last branches up any old way at Clytie's wild appeal that he ever got it finished at all.
And Clytie's view that God called himself "Us" in the same sense that kings and editors of newspapers do at length prevailed over the polytheistic hypothesis of Cousin Bill J.
The word "God," then, became at this time a word of evil import to the littler boy, as sinister as the rustle of black silk on a Sabbath morning, when he must walk sedately to church with his hand in Clytie's, with scarce an envious glance at the proud, happy loafers, who, clean-shaven and in their own Sabbath finery, sat on the big boxes in front of the shut stores and whittled and laughed and gossiped rarely, like very princes.
Most of the people I know are married in that way, and I believe it's the most satisfactory way in the long run " "But " began Abner polemically. Clytie shook her head. "No, it won't do. You've offered us the ballot, and we don't want it. And you've offered us this, and we don't want that either. Consider it declined." Abner stared at Clytie's brazen little face and disliked her more than ever.
The rocking-horse was led and pushed by both boys; but to Clytie's responsible hand alone was intrusted the more than earthly candy cane. Downstairs there was the grandfather to greet erect, fresh-shaven, flashing kind eyes from under stern brows.
Clytie's round cheeks were very pink and soft. Clytie's big eyes were very bright and blue. Clytie's low-necked white book-muslin rested softly on Clytie's white, plump shoulders. Clytie looked at the master, and the master nodded. Then Clytie spoke softly: "Joshua commanded the sun to stand still, and it obeyed him."
That young woman softly elevated her round, white arm. Its seductive curves were enhanced by a gorgeous and massive specimen bracelet, the gift of one of her humblest worshipers, worn in honor of the occasion. There was a momentary silence. Clytie's round cheeks were very pink and soft. Clytie's big eyes were very bright and blue.
When the room was dark and Clytie's footsteps had sounded down the hall, he called softly to his brother; but that wise child was now truly asleep. So the littler boy lay musing, having resolved to stay awake and solve the mystery once for all. From wondering what he might receive he came to wondering if he were good.
Apollo saw the foolish girl day after day and he became out of patience with her. "Mortal maidens must obey their mothers," he said, and a burning sun-arrow fell on Clytie's bright head. Such a strange change came upon Clytie from that moment. Her brown eyes grew larger.
Clytie's tone was withering as she haled forth the shrinking culprit, her small hands over her eyes. "She lost her purse with the dollar she had saved up for your Christmas present lost the money for dear father's present; and all because she took it with her to buy a five-cent pencil a green pencil with purple glass in the end of it; to buy something for herself before Christmas!"
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