When Anne awakened, she found around her
wrist a red ribbon on which was a card bearing these words:
"Follow, follow where I wind,
Christmas tokens you will find."
After many wanderings about the chairs and tables, the ribbon led to the
top shelf of the closet, where there was a box of games, "With love from
brother Pat." Then it conducted Anne back to the bed and when she
stooped to unwind it from the bed-post she touched a soft, furry thing
and gave a squeal, thinking it was a live creature; she gave another
squeal of delight when she found that it was a muff and a little fur
coat from Mr. Patterson. From the bed, the ribbon guided Anne to the
window-seat, and there "from Aunt Sarah" was a book-shelf with _Little
Lord Fauntleroy_ first in a row of beautiful books. Anne clapped her
hands and danced and ran to hug and kiss Miss Drayton who was standing
in the doorway, enjoying the gift-hunt. The red ribbon led to other
nooks and corners where there were various other presents, including a
silver toilet-set from Mrs. Marshall, a box of candy from Dunlop, a cup
and saucer from Arthur, and a pair of pink and red slippers knit by
Mollie, the cook at the Home.
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