Available Answers

1. 1.

   Why weren't the children going to have a proper Christmas?

2. 2.

   Who was Cousin Sidney? Why did mother leave him at home with the children?

3. 3.

   Why did Rupert feel like a duffer?

4. 4.

   What surprise were Hilda and Hugh making for their cousin?

5. 5.

   How did the three children greet their cousin when he came down the stairs?

6. 6.

   Why did Rupert call Cousin Sidney a 'chicken-hearted muff'?