Chapter 17: XVII

XVII The Siege “The counterfeit presentment.” Hamlet Christmas came, and Rachel agreed with Mr. Mauleverer that it was better not to unsettle the children at the F.U.E.E. by permitting them to come home for holidays, a decision which produced much discontent in their respective families. Alison, going to Mrs. Morris with her pupils, to take her a share of Christmas good cheer, was made the receptacle of a great lamentation over the child’s absence; and, moreover, that the mot…