Helpful Score: 3
I've read this story dozens of times and love it each time. The only reason I'm not keeping this copy is because it's a spare I got in a box of books.
In the beginning, this story didn't seem all that interesting. But before long, it turned into a GREAT story. I thoroughly enjoyed it and am now looking for other stories by this author.
Through the kindness of a stranger, Mary Ann Whittaker and her sisters and mother had a goose for Christmas. That stranger also paid off their bills at the butcher and elsewhere. Lionel St. James felt sorry for the young girl and their difficult straits at Christmas. But Mary Ann swore she would not forget him and she would find him as soon as she could.
Their paths cross seven years later and Mary Ann invites the (now) unsavory Lionel St. James to her brother-in-law's manor for Christmas. The twists and turns make this an engaging tale - for Christmas, or anytime. Overall score = VG+.
Through the kindness of a stranger, Mary Ann Whittaker and her sisters and mother had a goose for Christmas. That stranger also paid off their bills at the butcher and elsewhere. Lionel St. James felt sorry for the young girl and their difficult straits at Christmas. But Mary Ann swore she would not forget him and she would find him as soon as she could.
Their paths cross seven years later and Mary Ann invites the (now) unsavory Lionel St. James to her brother-in-law's manor for Christmas. The twists and turns make this an engaging tale - for Christmas, or anytime. Overall score = VG+.
