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Hamilton indulgently allowed them a certain amount to be expended as they wished, and with the help of a local carpenter, they succeeded in doing several things to their own complete satisfaction, though it could not be said that they added to the value of the property. HAMILTON INDULGENTLY ALLOWED THEM A CERTAIN AMOUNT TO BE EXPENDED AS THEY WISHED AND WITH THE HELP OF A LOCAL CARPENTER THEY SUCCEEDED IN DOING SEVERAL THINGS TO THEIR OWN COMPLETE SATISFACTION THOUGH IT COULD NOT BE SAID THAT THEY ADDED TO THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY
ow him to go to the Mansion House, Beulah's one small hotel, but insisted that he should be his guest. That evening he heard from the Colonel the history of the yellow house, and the next morning the Colonel drove him to the store of the man who had charge of it during the owner's absence in Europe, after which Gilbert was conducted in due form to the premises for a critical examination. The Yellow House, as Garden Fore-and-Aft seemed destined to be chiefly called, was indeed the only house of that color for ten miles square. It had belonged to the various branches of a certain family of Hamiltons for fifty years or more, but in course of time, when it fell into the hands of the Lemuel Hamiltons, it had no sort of relation to their mode of existence. One summer, a year or two before the Careys had seen it, the sons and daughters had come on from Boston and begged their father to let them put it in such order that they could take house parties of young people there for the week end. Mr. EL WOULD NOT ALLOW HIM TO GO TO THE MANSION HOUSE BEULAH'S ONE SMALL HOTEL BUT INSISTED THAT HE SHOULD BE HIS GUEST THAT EVENING HE HEARD FROM THE COLONEL THE HISTORY OF THE YELLOW HOUSE AND THE NEXT MORNING THE COLONEL DROVE HIM TO THE STORE OF THE MAN WHO HAD CHARGE OF IT DURING THE OWNER'S ABSENCE IN EUROPE AFTER WHICH GILBERT WAS CONDUCTED IN DUE FORM TO THE PREMISES FOR A CRITICAL EXAMINATION THE YELLOW HOUSE AS GARDEN FORE AND AFT SEEMED DESTINED TO BE CHIEFLY CALLED WAS INDEED THE ONLY HOUSE OF THAT COLOR FOR TEN MILES SQUARE IT HAD BELONGED TO VARIOUS BRANCHES OF A CERTAIN FAMILY OF HAMILTON'S FOR FIFTY YEARS OR MORE BUT IN COURSE OF TIME WHEN IT FELL INTO THE HANDS OF THE LEMUEL HAMILTONS IT HAD NO SORT OF RELATION TO THEIR MODE OF EXISTENCE ONE SUMMER A YEAR OR TWO BEFORE THE CAREYS HAD SEEN IT THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS HAD COME ON FROM BOSTON AND BEGGED THEIR FATHER TO LET THEM PUT IT IN SUCH ORDER THAT THEY COULD TAKE HOUSE PARTIES OF YOUNG PEOPLE THERE FOR THE WEEK END MISTER
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