"Well, it isn't a city, and I suppose there are some people who prefer it so. And some people who don't even keep Christmas, perhaps." Bafflingly! "And anyone who wants a party, a little friendly gathering, can get together with their friends for a nice little dinner." She turns her head for a moment to smile up at him. "I've never had anything but a quiet little Christmas myself, after all! The convent, of course, it was a convent, you know, and then Father and Uncle, and then only Father and myself in our little house outside. Toussaint had the day off. And now I have you too."
And... Grandfather Gillenormand and Aunt Gillenormand. What will next Christmas be like? It will be like whatever Grandfather Gillenormand wants it to be, which is... that's fine, isn't it? He's very generous, he loves to have fun.
"And if there's a real Father Christmas here then he'll leave presents in children's shoes." That's important. Every Christmas she remembers, she left out her shoe, and when she was young it was in an agony of anticipation: would he forget, this year? What if there was nothing, only an empty shoe in the cold? But every year, presents. Even when she knew it was her father, she still loved that silent game between them. Any children at Milliways will have their parents and Father Christmas both.
"What is Christmas like in -- in our household? Or... what will it be like next year? When it's Christmas in Paris?"
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Date: 2016-12-20 06:00 am (UTC)Well, yes, it is, isn't it? But...
"Well, it isn't a city, and I suppose there are some people who prefer it so. And some people who don't even keep Christmas, perhaps." Bafflingly! "And anyone who wants a party, a little friendly gathering, can get together with their friends for a nice little dinner." She turns her head for a moment to smile up at him. "I've never had anything but a quiet little Christmas myself, after all! The convent, of course, it was a convent, you know, and then Father and Uncle, and then only Father and myself in our little house outside. Toussaint had the day off. And now I have you too."
And... Grandfather Gillenormand and Aunt Gillenormand. What will next Christmas be like? It will be like whatever Grandfather Gillenormand wants it to be, which is... that's fine, isn't it? He's very generous, he loves to have fun.
"And if there's a real Father Christmas here then he'll leave presents in children's shoes." That's important. Every Christmas she remembers, she left out her shoe, and when she was young it was in an agony of anticipation: would he forget, this year? What if there was nothing, only an empty shoe in the cold? But every year, presents. Even when she knew it was her father, she still loved that silent game between them. Any children at Milliways will have their parents and Father Christmas both.
"What is Christmas like in -- in our household? Or... what will it be like next year? When it's Christmas in Paris?"