Summary

On pageant night, the narrator's family did not get supper because Mother forgot to fix it, but Father said he was used to it by now. Mother was worried that the whole thing would be a disaster since they never really got to run through the whole play. She expected the Herdmans and shepherds to fight and for Mary to run off with the baby Jesus. Everyone filed into their places and the pageant began on time. The choir began to sing carols while the candles were lit and then everyone waited for Mary and Joseph to enter. But they did not enter right away. Alice said she knew that they would not show up, but Ralph and Imogene were there, just standing in the doorway, looking scared and lost and not quite sure what to do. The narrator commented that it looked very...