whenthesalesgirlhadfinallywrittenoutthebillandwasabouttoturntothenextcustomerwithatiredvoice."thankyouverymuch,madam,"theoldladysuddenlycriedout,"oh,ialmostforgot..."——"anythingelse,madam?"saidthegirl,"yes,"begantheoldlady,"i‘dliketobuyanotherpair,buti‘mnotquitesureaboutwhatexactlyishouldcloose.iwonderifyoucouldhelpme.""certainly,madam",wasthegirl‘sreply.theoldladythenwentontoexplainthatwhatshewaslookingforwasapairofglovesforagirlofherage.shewasnotatailsurewhatcolortochoose,andthedesignwasaproblemtoo.
thetiredgirldidherbesttohelptheoldladymakeuphermind,showingherailkindsofgloves.
atlastthechosenpairofgloveswerewrappedupandpaidforaswell,andasthegirlwasabouttoturntothenextcustomer,theoldladyhandedheralittleparcelandsaid,"thesenow,dear,theseareforyouandthankyouforbeingsopatient.idohopeyouhaveamerrychristmas!"