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"Uncle Richard's New Year's Dinner" is a charming short story by Lucy Maud Montgomery that captures the warmth and nostalgia of family gatherings. Set around a New Year's celebration, the story centers on the delightful interactions and heartfelt moments shared by relatives as they come together for a special dinner. Montgomery's signature style combines vivid descriptions and rich character development, creating a poignant exploration of love, tradition, and the passage of time. Through the lens of the dinner, themes of connection, memory, and the simple joys of life resonate, making it a timeless reflection on the bonds of family.

• Short story

								

to make the first advance. You can tell him so for me, if you like.
And if he's willing to let bygones be bygones, tell him I'd like him
to come up here with you tonight when he gets home and spend the
evening with me."

"Oh, he will come, I know!" cried Prissy joyfully. "He has felt so
badly about not being friendly with you, Uncle Richard. I'm as glad as
can be."

Prissy ran impulsively around the table and kissed Uncle Richard. He
looked up at his tall, girlish niece with a smile of pleasure.

"You're a good girl, Prissy, and a kind-hearted one too, or you'd
never have come up here to cook a dinner for a crabbed old uncle who
deserved to eat cold dinners for his stubbornness. It made me cross
today when folks wished me a happy New Year. It seemed like mockery
when I hadn't a soul belonging to me to make it happy. But it has
brought me happiness already, and I believe it will be a happy year
all the way through."

"Indeed it will!" laughed Prissy. "I'm so happy now I could sing. I
believe it was an inspiration--my idea of coming up here to cook your
dinner for you."

"You must promise to come and cook my New Year's dinner for me every
New Year we live near enough together," said Uncle Richard.

And Prissy promised.
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