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Any Carey, from mother down to Peter, would spring from his chair at any moment and assist any other Carey to move a sofa, a bureau, a piano, a kitchen stove, if necessary, with the view of determining if it would add a new zest to life in a different position. ANY CAREY FROM MOTHER DOWN TO PETER WOULD SPRING FROM HIS CHAIR AT ANY MOMENT AND ASSIST ANY OTHER CAREY TO MOVE A SOFA A BUREAU A PIANO A KITCHEN STOVE IF NECESSARY WITH THE VIEW OF DETERMINING IF IT WOULD ADD A NEW ZEST TO LIFE IN A DIFFERENT POSITION
with great skill. He could paint bunches of gold grapes and leaves on the old-fashioned high-backed rocker, and, as soon as it was dry, could sit down in it and entertain the whole family without charging them a penny. The housewarming could not be until the later autumn, Mrs. Carey had decided, for although most of the living rooms could be finished, Cousin Ann's expensive improvements were not to be set in motion until Bill Harmon heard from Mr. Hamilton that his tenants were not to be disturbed for at least three years. The house, which was daily growing into a home, was full of the busy hum of labor from top to bottom and from morning till night, and there was hardly a moment when Mother Carey and the girls were not transporting articles of furniture through the rooms, and up and down the staircases, to see how they would look somewhere else. This, indeed, had been the diversion of their simple life for many years, and was just as delightful, in their opinion, as buying new things. THROUGH GEORGIA WITH GREAT SKILL HE COULD PAINT BUNCHES OF GOLD GRAPES AND LEAVES ON THE OLD FASHIONED HIGH BACKED ROCKER AND AS SOON AS IT WAS DRY COULD SIT DOWN ON IT AND ENTERTAIN THE WHOLE FAMILY WITHOUT CHARGING THEM A PENNY THE HOUSEWARMING COULD NOT BE UNTIL THE LATER AUTUMN MISSUS CAREY HAD DECIDED FOR ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE LIVING ROOMS COULD BE FINISHED COUSIN ANN'S EXPENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS WERE NOT TO BE SET IN MOTION UNTIL BILL HARMON HEARD FROM MISTER HAMILTON THAT HIS TENANTS WERE NOT TO BE DISTURBED FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS THE HOUSE WHICH WAS DAILY GROWING INTO A HOME WAS FULL OF THE BUSY HUM OF LABOR FROM TOP TO BOTTOM AND FROM MORNING TILL NIGHT AND THERE WAS HARDLY A MOMENT WHEN MOTHER CAREY AND THE GIRLS WERE NOT TRANSPORTING ARTICLES OF FURNITURE THROUGH THE ROOMS AND UP AND DOWN THE STAIRCASES TO SEE HOW THEY WOULD LOOK SOMEWHERE ELSE THIS INDEED HAD BEEN THE DIVERSION OF THEIR SIMPLE LIFE FOR MANY YEARS AND WAS JUST AS DELIGHTFUL IN THEIR OPINION AS BUYING NEW THINGS
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