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has a good-sized family, with several married sons and daughters who
have children of their own. It has been my brother Robert's custom for
twenty years to ask them all here for Christmas week." He began to
laugh. "If the family keeps on growing much larger I don't know that
there will be room to accommodate them all, but so far my sister has
always managed. Fortunately this is an even more roomy old homestead
than it looks. But you may easily imagine, Mr. Kendrick, that there is
very little chance for solitude and quiet work during that week."
"I can fully imagine," agreed Richard. "And yet I can't imagine," he
amended. "I never saw such a gathering in my life."
"Never did, eh? You must come in some time during the week and get a
glimpse of it. We have fine times, I can tell you. My old head sometimes
whirls a bit," the Judge admitted, "before the week is over, but--it's
worth it. Particularly on the night of the party. The children always
have a party on Christmas Eve in the attic. It's a great affair. No
dancing-parties nor balls in other places can be mentioned in the same
breath with it. You should see brother Rufus taking out my niece
Roberta, and brother Henry dancing with Stephen's little wife.
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