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"Oh, mother dear, you can't come in just yet," Lois said; "we don't want you to see the tree until it is entirely ready."
Jessie, having promised that they would do all the work themselves, was carrying out her agreement to the letter, and Mrs. Page, who wanted to help them, had to be contented merely to give advice. There had been many secret sessions in the play-room and in the Morgans' attic, and Jessie and Lois had taken several trips to the village store. They had just come in from a final one now.