I did just that but in my......... I dropped a small packet that fell into a puddle.

I didn't have the courage to make another assault on the house. Instead I took it home to ......... it out.

I knew if I told Ted he would talk a lot about being strictly against the rules but I was convinced it didn't ......... .

In my kitchen I looked at the address and saw the recipient was a Master Richard. I was ashamed of my .........

And thought I was depriving a young child of his Christmas present from some loving ......... .

I rubbed the package with a towel and went quickly again to number 56 hurrying down the path in the true ......... of the season,

clutching the precious bundle in my hand I......... it through the letter box

expecting to hear a happy ......... of surprise from young Richard. As I hurried away

to the sound of the......... dog, I knocked by accident the garden gate just in time to hear a voice shouting:

Master Richard! When will that woman realise I'm over fifty and can't ......... knitted socks!