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“These are my verses, Letty.” And Reba’s voice was soft as she turned
her face away and looked at the flames mounting upward in the
chimney:–

My door is on the latch to-night,
The hearth fire is aglow.
I seem to hear swift passing feet,–
The Christ Child in the snow.

My heart is open wide to-night
For stranger, kith or kin.
I would not bar a single door
Where Love might enter in!

There was a moment’s silence and Letty broke it. “It means the sort of
love the Christ Child brings, with peace and good-will in it. I’m glad
to be a part of that card, Reba, so long as nobody knows me, and–“

Here she made an impetuous movement and, covering her eyes with her
hands, burst into a despairing flood of confidence, the words crowding
each other and tumbling out of her mouth as if they feared to be
stopped.

“After I put the candle on the table … I could not rest for thinking …
I wasn’t ready