Octagon Magic by Andre Norton

Author:Andre Norton [Norton, Andre]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, General, Juvenile Fiction, Fantasy, Magic, Fantasy & Magic, Fantasy Fiction, Time Travel, Epic, Girls, Canadians
ISBN: 9780765352989
Google: Zr63CeXPxWgC
Amazon: 0765352982
Publisher: Starscape
Published: 1966-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

OCTAGON HOUSE KEEPS CHRISTMAS

There had been more snow during the night, and in the morning too, while they were in church. But in the afternoon, while Aunt Margaret and Lorrie had tea in Miss Ashemeade’s warm red room, the sun came out and made thousands of sparkles across the drifts. Sabina sat before the fire and purred to herself, a song, Lorrie thought, not unlike the one Miss Ashemeade had sung when she worked on the collar.

She dropped down beside the kitten and stared into the flames, another world all red and yellow trees and— Sabina purred while the fire crackled gently to itself.

Aunt Margaret and Miss Ashemeade were examining the framed embroidery pictures and panels on the wall. That is, Aunt Margaret moved about, looking at them, asking questions that Miss Ashemeade answered from her chair. There were lots of candles, all lighted, as well as the sun at the windows, so one could see. Lorrie heard the excited note in Aunt Margaret’s voice after she had made the circuit of the room and came back to sit down again by the window.

“—museum pieces!”

“Perhaps in this day and age. Much has been forgotten. But they were made for pleasure and with pride of talent. They were fashioned because the urge to do so was great.”

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