Christmas Postman (4)

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!