I was n't much hurt -- feel none the worse of it except for a sore head and shoulder . But , oh , Gift o ' God , how you have grown ! I ca n't realize that you are the little sister I left four years ago . I suppose you have been thinking I was dead ? '' `` Yes , and , oh , Donald , where have you been ? '' `` Well , I went way up north with a prospecting party . We had a tough time the first year , I can tell you , and some of us never came back . We were n't in a country where post offices were lying round loose either , you see . Then at last , just as we were about giving up in despair , we struck it rich . I 've brought a snug little pile home with me , and things are going to look up in this log house , Gift o ' God . There 'll be no more worrying for you dear people over mortgages . '' `` I 'm so glad -- for Auntie 's sake , '' said Theodora , with shining eyes . `` But , oh , Donald , it 's best of all just to have you back . I 'm so perfectly happy that I do n't know what to do or say . '' `` Well , I think you might have dinner , '' said Jimmy in an injured tone . `` The turkey 's getting stone cold , and I 'm most starving . I just ca n't stand it another minute . '' So , with a laugh , they all sat down to the table and ate the merriest Christmas dinner the little log house had ever known . How We Went to the Wedding `` If it were to clear up I would n't know how to behave , it would seem so unnatural , '' said Kate . `` Do you , by any chance , remember what the sun looks like , Phil ? ''
`` Does the sun ever shine XXXXX Saskatchewan anyhow ? ''
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