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That night Cousin Ann, still smarting under the memory of Mrs. Buck's snapping eyes, high color, and unbridled tongue, complained after supper that her bedstead rocked whenever she moved, and asked Gilbert if he could readjust it in some way, so that it should be as stationary as beds usually are in a normal state. THAT NIGHT COUSIN ANN STILL SMARTING UNDER THE MEMORY OF MISSUS BUCK'S SNAPPING EYES HIGH COLOR AND UNBRIDLED TONGUE COMPLAINED AFTER SUPPER THAT HER BEDSTEAD ROCKED WHENEVER SHE MOVED AND ASKED GILBERT IF HE COULD READJUST IT IN SOME WAY SO THAT IT SHOULD BE AS STATIONARY AS BEDS USUALLY ARE IN A NORMAL STATE
uniformly smoky. Cousin Ann's stomach, always delicate, turned from tinned meats, eggs three times a day, and soda biscuits made by Bill Harmon's wife; likewise did it turn from nuts, apples, oranges, and bananas, on which the children thrived; so she went to the so-called hotel for her meals. Her remarks to the landlady after two dinners and one supper were of a character not to be endured by any outspoken, free-born New England woman. "I keep a hotel, and I'll give you your meals for twenty-five cents apiece so long as you eat what's set before you and hold your tongue," was the irate Mrs. Buck's ultimatum. "I'll feed you," she continued passionately, "because it's my business to put up and take in anything that's respectable; but I won't take none o' your sass!" Well, Cousin Ann's temper was up, too, by this time, and she declined on her part to take any of the landlady's "sass"; so they parted, rather to Mrs. Carey's embarrassment, as she did not wish to make enemies at the outset. E FIREPLACES SO LONG UNUSED WERE UNIFORMLY SMOKY COUSIN ANN'S STOMACH ALWAYS DELICATE TURNED FROM TINNED MEATS EGGS THREE TIMES A DAY AND SODA BISCUITS MADE BY BILL HARMON'S WIFE LIKEWISE DID IT TURN FROM NUTS APPLES ORANGES AND BANANAS ON WHICH THE CHILDREN THRIVED SO SHE WENT TO THE SO CALLED HOTEL FOR HER MEALS HER REMARKS TO THE LANDLADY AFTER TWO DINNERS AND ONE SUPPER WERE OF A CHARACTER NOT TO BE ENDURED BY ANY OUTSPOKEN FREE BORN NEW ENGLAND WOMAN I KEEP A HOTEL AND I'LL GIVE YOU YOUR MEALS FOR TWENTY FIVE CENTS A PIECE SO LONG AS YOU EAT WHAT'S SET BEFORE YOU AND HOLD YOUR TONGUE WAS THE IRATE MISSUS BUCK'S ULTIMATUM I'LL FEED YOU SHE CONTINUED PASSIONATELY BECAUSE IT'S MY BUSINESS TO PUT UP AND TAKE IN ANYTHING THAT'S RESPECTABLE BUT I WON'T TAKE NONE O YOUR SASS WELL COUSIN ANN'S TEMPER WAS UP TOO BY THIS TIME AND SHE DECLINED ON HER PART TO TAKE ANY OF THE LANDLADY'S SASS SO THEY PARTED RATHER TO MISSUS CAREY'S EMBARRASSMENT AS SHE DID NOT WISH TO MAKE ENEMIES AT THE OUTSET
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