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What troubles us is the fear that you will take it away or sell it to somebody before Gilbert and I are grown up and have earned money enough to buy it. It was Cousin Ann that put the idea into our heads, but everybody says it is quite likely and sensible. WHAT TROUBLES US IS THE FEAR THAT YOU WILL TAKE IT AWAY OR SELL IT TO SOMEBODY BEFORE GILBERT AND I ARE GROWN UP AND HAVE EARNED ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY IT IT WAS COUSIN ANN THAT PUT THE IDEA INTO OUR HEADS BUT EVERYBODY SAYS IT'S QUITE LIKELY AND SENSIBLE
told mother my idea. She does not say "Bosh!" like some mothers, but if our ideas sound like anything she tries them; so she sent Gilbert to see if the house was still vacant, and when we found it was, we took it. The rent is sixty dollars a year, as I suppose Bill Harmon told you when he sent you mother's check for fifteen dollars for the first quarter. We think it is very reasonable, and do not wonder you don't like to spend anything on repairs or improvements for us, as you have to pay taxes and insurance. We hope you will have a good deal over for your own use out of our rent, as we shouldn't like to feel under obligation. If we had a million we'd spend it all on the Yellow House, because we are fond of it in the way you are fond of a person; it's not only that we want to paint it and paper it, but we would like to pat it and squeeze it. If you can't live in it yourself, even in the summer, perhaps you will be glad to know we love it so much and want to take good care of it always. OW HOUSE IN BEULAH AND TOLD MOTHER MY IDEA SHE DOES NOT SAY BOSH LIKE SOME MOTHERS BUT IF OUR IDEAS SOUND LIKE ANYTHING SHE TRIES THEM SO SHE SENT GILBERT TO SEE IF THE HOUSE WAS STILL VACANT AND WHEN WE FOUND IT WAS WE TOOK IT THE RENT IS SIXTY DOLLARS A YEAR AS I SUPPOSE BILL HARMON TOLD YOU WHEN HE SENT YOU MOTHER'S CHECK FOR FIFTEEN DOLLARS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER WE THINK IT IS VERY REASONABLE AND DO NOT WONDER YOU DON'T LIKE TO SPEND ANYTHING ON REPAIRS OR IMPROVEMENTS FOR US AS YOU HAVE TO PAY TAXES AND INSURANCE WE HOPE YOU WILL HAVE A GOOD DEAL OVER FOR YOUR OWN USE OUT OF OUR RENT AS WE SHOULDN'T LIKE TO FEEL UNDER OBLIGATION IF WE HAD A MILLION WE'D SPEND IT ALL IN THE YELLOW HOUSE BECAUSE WE ARE FOND OF IT THE WAY YOU ARE FOND OF A PERSON IT'S NOT ONLY THAT WE WANT TO PAINT IT AND PAPER IT BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO PAT IT AND SQUEEZE IT IF YOU CAN'T LIVE IN IT YOURSELF EVEN IN THE SUMMER PERHAPS YOU'LL BE GLAD TO KNOW THAT WE LOVE IT SO MUCH AND WANT TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT ALWAYS
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