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| ‘stiliness of the little polished
- house.

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be?’’ she smiled.
‘The: old tabby cat-opened

_ one: eye and then’ closed ‘it -
wrapped the.
- scrawny. tail. closer around

again. He »
- his body as if to shut out any
hint of the. Edmonton winter
that lurked outside the
“picture window. He dozed on
top’ of -the television set

_ amongst the staged Christ- :

_mas ornaments. a

| Her home-knitted slippers a
| made. shuffle noises across @.
& the shiny floor as she moved .:

toward the kitchen. ;

“Hello?” , There was a
~ question in her voice.

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‘have called...it’s so: ‘expen- & f
‘sive...all the way from North

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all. - morning
asking questions and i taking

: fingerprints.” |

Her voice rose’.with : the’
‘excitement of ~ ~ telling the:

story again. .

_ “No, he just took the one
| thing.. .that old wallet of your:

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“What? - ‘Oh, : your: r- uncle.
- called’ ‘and: ‘told: you. what :

you: or.

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money in the house but since

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‘dreadful thing. ‘I’ve had the
‘police _ here.

thought that. I might need it if
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“What's ‘that?: You. ‘are’
coming up? .Oh, don’t -be
silly,. now...don’t change

your plans on my account. I- |
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Her litte laugh. was lost in

“Yes, well...T il see you

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gently and turned to smile
fondly .at the array of
shortbread, Christmas cake
and scones on; ‘the kitchen
tahl, e. :

Cones,

“Dia you ‘hear. that, _
‘Puss?”’ she asked from the -4
‘The television set .
below the cat was‘offering a
‘Christmas: carol: medley and .
the tiny voices began a

‘version of Jingle Bells. that {4s
followed ‘her shuffling steps
into the little bedroom.

Her eyes were e bright and SY
Shiny, and her.smile far away ,V
as. she | nel before -the

until her: fingers traced. the 3
‘raised ‘Spanish: lettering on
the old i leather." i

_ “The” girls are” ‘coming :
“home : for | Christmas,”* she
, whispered, :

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