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He added a postscript to his letter, saying: "I've sent you little Miss Nancy's letter, the photograph of her tying up the rambler rose, and the family group; so that you can see exactly what influenced me to write her (and Bill Harmon) that they should be undisturbed in their tenancy, and that their repairs and improvements should be taken in lieu of rent." HE ADDED A POSTSCRIPT TO HIS LETTER SAYING I'VE SENT YOU LITTLE MISS NANCY'S LETTER THE PHOTOGRAPH OF HER TYING UP THE RAMBLER ROWS AND THE FAMILY GROUP SO THAT YOU CAN SEE EXACTLY WHAT INFLUENCED ME TO WRITE HER AND BILL HARMON THAT THEY SHOULD BE UNDISTURBED IN THEIR TENDENCY AND THAT THEIR REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS SHOULD BE TAKEN IN LIEU OF RENT
y, with Mrs. Hamilton standing at the bars, he was sure of that! As for the boys, they might choose their mates in Texas or China; they might even have chosen them now, for aught he knew, though Jack was only twenty-six and Tom twenty-two. He must write to them oftener, all of them, no matter how busy and anxious he might be; especially to Tom, who was so far away. He drew a sheet of paper towards him, and having filled it, another, and yet another. Having folded and slipped it into an envelope and addressed it to Thomas Hamilton, Esq., Hong Kong, China, he was about to seal it when he stopped a moment. "I'll enclose the little Carey girl's letter," he thought. "Tom's the only one who cares a penny for the old house, and I've told him I have rented it. He's a generous boy, and he won't grudge a few dollars lost to a good cause. Besides, these Careys will increase the value of the property every year they live in it, and without them the buildings would gradually have fallen into ruins. EVER COME INTO THE FAMILY WITH MISSUS HAMILTON STANDING AT THE BARS HE WAS SURE OF THAT AS FOR THE BOYS THEY MIGHT CHOOSE THEIR MATES IN TEXAS OR CHINA THEY MIGHT EVEN HAVE CHOSEN THEM BY NOW FOR AUGHT HE KNEW THOUGH JACK WAS ONLY TWENTY SIX AND TOM TWENTY TWO HE MUST WRITE TO THEM OFTENER ALL OF THEM NO MATTER HOW BUSY AND ANXIOUS HE MIGHT BE ESPECIALLY TO TOM WHO WAS SO FAR AWAY HE DREW A SHEET OF PAPER TOWARDS HIM AND HAVING FILLED IT ANOTHER AND YET ANOTHER HAVING FOLDED AND SLIPPED IT INTO AN ENVELOPE AND ADDRESSED IT TO THOMAS HAMILTON ESQUIRE HONG KONG CHINA HE WAS ABOUT TO SEAL IT WHEN HE STOPPED A MOMENT I'LL ENCLOSE THE LITTLE CAREY GIRL'S LETTER HE THOUGHT TOM'S THE ONLY ONE WHO CARES A PENNY FOR THE OLD HOUSE AND I'VE TOLD HIM I HAVE RENTED IT HE'S A GENEROUS BOY AND HE WON'T GRUDGE A FEW DOLLARS LESS TO A GOOD CAUSE BESIDES THESE CAREYS WILL INCREASE THE VALUE OF THEIR PROPERTY EVERY YEAR THEY LIVE IN IT AND WITHOUT THEM THE BUILDINGS WOULD GRADUALLY HAVE FALLEN INTO RUINS
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