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"The landscapes Van Twiller painted in the dark, or when he had his blinders on, can't be worth very much," insisted Gilbert. "You remember the Admiral thought it was partridges nesting in the underbrush at twilight, and then we found Joanna had cleaned the dining room and hung the thing upside down. THE LANDSCAPE'S VAN TWILLER PLANTED IN THE DARK OR WHEN HE HAD HIS BLINDERS ON CAN'T BE WORTH VERY MUCH INSISTED GILBERT YOU REMEMBER THE ADMIRAL THOUGHT IT WAS PARTRIDGES NESTING IN THE UNDERBRUSH AT TWILIGHT AND THEN HE FOUND JOANNA HAD CLEANED THE DINING ROOM AND HUNG IT THE THING UPSIDE DOWN
 times that sum! We may have been a little extravagant sometimes following him about,--he was always so anxious to have us with him,--but that has been our only luxury." "We saved enough out of exchanging the grand piano to pay all the expenses down here, and all our railway fares, and everything so far, in the way of boards and nails and Osh Popham's labor," recalled Gilbert. "Yes, and we are still eating the grand piano at the end of two months, but it's about gone, isn't it, Muddy?" Nancy asked. "About gone, but it has been a great help, and our dear little old-fashioned square is just as much of a comfort.--Of course there's the tapestry and the Van Twiller landscape Uncle gave me; they may yet be sold." "Somebody'll buy the tapestry, but the Van Twiller'll go hard," and Gilbert winked at Nancy. "A picture that looks just the same upside down as the right way about won't find many buyers," was Nancy's idea. "Still it is a Van Twiller, and has a certain authentic value for all time! E OF OURSELVES AND OF YOU ON FIVE AND SIX TIMES THAT SUM WE MAY HAVE BEEN A LITTLE EXTRAVAGANT SOMETIMES FOLLOWING HIM ABOUT HE WAS ALWAYS SO ANXIOUS TO HAVE US WITH HIM BUT THAT HAS BEEN OUR ONLY LUXURY WE SAVED ENOUGH OUT OF EXCHANGING THE GRAND PIANO TO PAY ALL THE EXPENSES DOWN HERE AND ALL OUR RAILWAY FARES AND EVERYTHING SO FAR IN THE WAY OF BOARDS AND NAILS AND WASH POPPINS LABOR RECALLED GILBERT YES AND WE'RE STILL EATING THE GRAND PIANO AT THE END OF TWO MONTHS BUT IT'S ABOUT GONE ISN'T IT MUDDY NANCY ASKED ABOUT GONE THAT IT'S BEEN A GREAT HELP AND OUR DEAR LITTLE'S OLD FASHIONED SQUARE IS JUST AS MUCH OF A COMFORT OF COURSE THERE'S THE TAPESTRY AND THE VANT TILLER LANDSCAPE UNCLE GAVE ME THEY MAY YET BE SOLD SOMEBODY'LL BUY THE TAPESTRY BUT THE VANT TWILLER'LL GO HARD AND GILBERT WINKED AT NANCY A PITCHER THAT LOOKS THE SAME UPSIDE DOWN IS THE RIGHT WAY ABOUT IT WON'T FIND MANY BUYERS WAS NANCY'S IDEA STILL IT'S A FAN TWILLER AND IT HAS A CERTAIN AUTHENTIC VALUE FOR ALL TIME
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