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The first Christmas at a strange place or in a new home is always full of mingled feelings. Even when the change has been a happy one, not brought about by sorrows of any kind, the old associations give a sort of melancholy to the thankfulness and joy we all wish to feel at this time. And for the young Mildmays it was more than natural that the sadness should predominate.
'Only a year ago _how_ different it was! ' sighed Frances, the first morning of the holidays, when there was no school to hurry off to -- nothing particular to do or look forward to. 'I shall be very glad when it's time to begin lessons again.'