As we went I saw the McGinnis dog licking his chops over in their yard . I have been ashamed ever since of my feelings toward that dog . They were murderous . Fortunately I had no time to indulge them . It is ten minutes walk from the Pinery to our house , but you can run it in five . Kate and I burst into the kitchen just as Laura and Margaret were sitting down to dinner . We had neither time nor breath for explanations . Without a word I grasped the turkey platter and the turnip tureen . Kate caught one hot mince pie from the oven and whisked a cold one out of the pantry . `` We 've -- got -- to have -- them , '' was all she said . I 've always said that Laura and Magsie would rise to any occasion . They saw us carry their Thanksgiving dinner off under their very eyes and they never interfered by word or motion . They did n't even worry us with questions . They realized that something desperate had happened and that the emergency called for deed not words . `` Aggie , '' gasped Kate behind me as we tore through the birch wood , `` the border -- of these pies -- is crimped -- differently -- from Aunt Susanna 's . '' `` She -- wo n't know -- the difference , '' I panted . `` Miranda -- Mary -- crimps them . '' We got back to the Pinery just as the train whistle blew . We had ten minutes to transfer turkey and turnips to Aunt Susanna 's dishes , hide our own , air the kitchen , and get back our breath . We accomplished it .
When Aunt Susanna and her guests came we were prepared for them : we were calm -- outwardly -- and the second mince pie was getting hot XXXXX the oven .
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