Eva is there taking off her things; she's to share my room while the house is so full.

I thought you would want Eva for your bedfellow, but mamma said your father would want his two little girls close beside him." "Yes, and that's where we like to be," Lulu answered quickly and in a very pleasant tone.

"It seems like home here in this room, too.

Now we're ready to go with you, Rosie; we've got our things off and seen that our hair is all right." Rosie led the way to her room where they found, not Eva only, but all the little girl cousins, having a chat while waiting for the summons to dinner.
Rosie hastily threw off her coat and hat, then opening a bureau drawer, took from it a jewel case saying with a look of exultation, "I have something to show you, girls, mamma's Christmas gift to me;" and raising the lid she displayed a beautiful pearl necklace and bracelets.
"So she did give them to you!" they exclaimed in surprised chorus, for they had supposed all the presents had been already shown them.

"O Rosie, how lovely!" "I'm ever so glad for you Rosie," said Lulu; "but I'd about made up my mind that Grandma Elsie thought about buying the pearls for you as papa did about the ring I wanted." "Mamma didn't buy them," explained Rosie; "they are a set grandpa gave her when she was a little girl; and I think they are as handsome as any she could have found any where.