"And it's just because you are well again."
"Now I think you must all run out for the rest of the day," said the
nurse, "because your mama wants to see you all again this evening."
"I wish we could get up something expressly for mama's amusement,"
said Agnes, when they had gone into the nursery.
"How would you like to have some tableaux in here?" asked their French
governess, Miss Marcelle.
"Oh, yes," they all cried, "it would be fun, mama loves tableaux."
So all day long they were busy arranging five tableaux for the
evening. The tableaux were to be in the room which had folding-doors
opening into Mrs. Wendell's sitting-room.
[Illustration: MAMA'S HAPPY CHRISTMAS]
At the proper time Miss Marcelle stepped outside the folding-doors
and made a pretty little speech. She said that some young ladies and
a young gentleman had asked permission to show some tableaux to Mrs.
Wendell if she would like to see them. Mrs. Wendell replied that she
would be charmed.
Then mademoiselle announced the tableaux; opening the doors wide for
each one.
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