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But before she could think long on any of it, after looking at the priest who offered her so casket, when she looked up again, No Face was gone

The third forht, on Christmas Eve Gail invited Barbara to join her fa for her reat friend's holiday, she accepted

Near Lake Michigan in Winnetka, the huge Tudor mansion Gail lived in with her parents was the most beautiful house Barbara had ever seen, especially as it was decorated for Christhted Yule tree stood in the spacious living roo the dark oak-bea oak staircase leading froreen boughs and decorated with pine cones

A roaring, crackling log fire in the fireplace and flickering candles on the low to the roo a stealass of hot spiced ith Gail and her parents, in front of the tree

"Look!" Gail said eagerly and happily when she and Barbara were alone in her room before Christmas dinner

She held out her left hand and proudly shohat she wore on the third finger It was theBarbara had ever seen, yet it was just a si

The ring cauess who had given it to her friend

After only another moment, words of ecstatic joy burst froaged to be married!"