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felt a little blue about leaving his pets and 
had a quiet talk with this special friend of 
his, after the rest had gone out on the lake 
to have a last chance at the trout fishing, 
before leaving the lake. 
He was in the reminiscent mood that pre- 
cedes sleep, and was telling his friend how 
much he wished they would always stay in 
the country. 
“But, after all, you would miss the bright, 
happy Christmas, in the city home, you 
know.^^ 
“Oh yes, to be sure, and we’ll have the 
lovely snowflakes coming down from the sky, 
and a lot of good times.” 
She had asked him then, when they were 
talking about Christmas, and about all the 
delights of that time, if he knew the real 
meaning of Christmas. 
“Why yes,” he had answered. “It is to 
keep in mind a very great event in the world, 
the greatest that ever happened. But then. 
