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2、/STORAGE/Brighteyes%20FTP/UPLOADS/EBooks/Carla%20Kelly/Make%20a%20Joyful%20Noise.txtMakeaJoyfulNoisebyCarlaKellySon,IownthatbeingaChristianisonerous,attimes."Likemanyofhismother'spronouncementsthisonewasaboltoutoftheblue.PeterChardsmiledbehindhisnapkinasheblottedtheremnantsofdinnerfrom
3、hislips,andthendidthesameforhislittledaughterEmma.HewinkedatWill,whosatnexttoMamaontheothersideofthetable."Howdoyoumean,Mama?"heasked.HedrapedhisarmoverthebackofEmma'schairsohecouldfiddlewithhercurls."SeemstomethatOurLordmentionedonatleastoneoccasionthatHisyokewaseasy,andHisburdenlight.""Peter,J
4、esuscouldsaythatbecauseHeneverhadtodealwithourvicar!"Chardlaughed."Mama,somewouldarguethatHeprobablydealswiththevicarmorethanwedo!Butpleaseexplainyourself."Itwasalltheencouragementsheneeded."Pete.IfindmyselftrussedasneatlyaChristmasgooseanditisonlyOctober.""Grandmama,ifyouwouldnotstoptotalktoMr.
5、Woodhull,butonlyshakehishandandwalkon,youwouldstayoutoftroubleatchurch,"Willsaidashereachedforthelastappletart.Peterlaughedagainandpushedthebowlalittleclosertohisson."Mama,itseemsIcannottakeyouanywhere!"heteased."AndhereIthoughtSundaywasharmless.AmItoassumethatyouhavepromisedsomethingthatyouarea
6、lreadyregretting?"Hepulledouthispocketwatch."Weareonlytwohoursoutofchurch,andyouarealreadyrepentant.Itmustbeserious.LouisaChard,theDowagerLadyWythe,sighed."Oh,Pete,whatastupidthingIdid!Son,ImadethemistakeofaskingabouttheChristmaschoir."Willceasedchewing.Emma,asyoungasshewas,tensedunderChard'shan
7、d.Lord,aremyinsideschurning?DareIblameitondinner?heaskedhimself.Thechoir.Toolittlecouldnotbesaidaboutit,andherewasMama,temptingthedevil.Bysomeawesome,cosmictwist,St.Philemon'sChristmaschoirwasafreakofnature.Duringtheyear,achoiroccasionallyaccompaniedserviceswithnocomplaint.ButChristmas?Heshudder
8、ed.Arewetooproud?Dowenotlistentoeachother?Aretherepooramongusthatweignoretoomuch?DoestheLordusetheannualparishchoircompetitionatChristmastoflogusforsinsrealandimagined?Itseemedso.Whathadbegunwhenhewasaboyasafriendlycompetiti
