And some sandwiches and pound cake for a snack for ourselves . Now , I guess that will do for eatables . The presents for the children can go in on top . There 's a doll for Daisy and the little boat your uncle made for Ray and a tatted lace handkerchief apiece for the twins , and the crochet hood for the baby . Now , is that all ? '' `` There 's a cold roast chicken in the pantry , '' said Lucy Rose wickedly , `` and the pig Uncle Leo killed is hanging up in the porch . Could n't you put them in too ? '' Aunt Cyrilla smiled broadly . `` Well , I guess we 'll leave the pig alone ; but since you have reminded me of it , the chicken may as well go in . I can make room . '' Lucy Rose , in spite of her prejudices , helped with the packing and , not having been trained under Aunt Cyrilla 's eye for nothing , did it very well too , with much clever economy of space . But when Aunt Cyrilla had put in as a finishing touch a big bouquet of pink and white everlastings , and tied the bulging covers down with a firm hand , Lucy Rose stood over the basket and whispered vindictively : `` Some day I 'm going to burn this basket -- when I get courage enough . Then there 'll be an end of lugging it everywhere we go like a -- like an old market-woman . '' Uncle Leopold came in just then , shaking his head dubiously . He was not going to spend Christmas with Edward and Geraldine , and perhaps the prospect of having to cook and eat his Christmas dinner all alone made him pessimistic . `` I mistrust you folks wo n't get to Pembroke tomorrow , '' he said sagely . `` It 's going to storm . '' Aunt Cyrilla did not worry over this . She believed matters of this kind were fore-ordained , and she slept calmly . But Lucy Rose got up three times in the night to see if it were storming , and when she did sleep had horrible nightmares of struggling through blinding snowstorms dragging Aunt Cyrilla 's Christmas basket along with her .
It was not snowing XXXXX the early morning , and Uncle Leopold drove Aunt Cyrilla and Lucy Rose and the basket to the station , four miles off .
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