Lesson One Text He had never thought of it before,taking for granted (12)the tie of their blood Now that he knew his father loved him,there would be no more loitering (13)in the mornings and having to be called again.He got up after that,stumbling blind with sleep,and pulled on (14)his clothes. And then on the night before Christmas,he lay think- ing about the next day.They were poor,and most of the excitement was in the turkey they had raised themselves and in the mince pies his mother made. His sisters sewed presents,and his mother and father always bought He had never thought of it before, taking for granted (12) the tie of their blood. Now that he knew his father loved him, there would be no more loitering (13) in the mornings and having to be called again. He got up after that, stumbling blind with sleep, and pulled on (14) his clothes. And then on the night before Christmas, he lay think￾ing about the next day. They were poor, and most of the excitement was in the turkey they had raised themselves and in the mince pies his mother made. His sisters sewed presents, and his mother and father always bought Lesson One Text