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The second improvement I wish made with the money is the instalment of a large furnace like stove in the cellar, which will send up a little heat, at least, into the hall and lower rooms in winter. You will probably have to get the owner's consent, and I should certainly ask for a five years' lease before expending any considerable amount of money on the premises. THE SECOND IMPROVEMENT I WISH MADE WITH THE MONEY IS THE INSTALMENT OF A LARGE FURNACE LIKE STOVE IN THE CELLAR WHICH WILL SEND UP A LITTLE HEAT AT LEAST INTO THE HALL AND LOWER ROOMS IN THE WINTER YOU PROBABLY WILL HAVE TO GET THE OWNER'S CONSENT AND I SHOULD CERTAINLY ASK FOR FIVE YEARS LEASE BEFORE EXPENDING ANY CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY ON THE PREMISES
o the kitchen sink. I therefore enclose you three hundred dollars and beg that you will have the well piped _at once_, and if there is any way to carry the water to the bedroom floor, do it, and let me send the extra amount involved. You will naturally have the well cleaned out anyway, but I should prefer never to know what you found in it. My only other large gift to you in the past was one of ornaments, sent, you remember, at the time of your wedding! ["We remember!" groaned the children in chorus.] I do not regret this, though my view of life, of its sorrows and perplexities, has changed somewhat, and I am more practical than I used to be. The general opinion is that in giving for a present an object of permanent beauty, your friends think of you whenever they look upon it. ["That's so!" remarked Gilbert to Nancy.] This is true, no doubt, but there are other ways of making yourself remembered, and I am willing that you should think kindly of Cousin Ann whenever you use the new pump. ALLS OF THE HOUSE THAN TO BRING WATER INTO THE KITCHEN SINK I THEREFORE ENCLOSE YOU THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND BEG THAT YOU WILL HAVE THE WILL PIPE AT ONCE AND IF THERE IS ANY WAY TO CARRY THE WATER TO THE BEDROOM FLOOR DO IT AND LET ME SEND THE EXTRA AMOUNT INVOLVED YOU WILL NATURALLY HAVE THE WILL CLEANED OUT ANYWAY BUT I SHOULD PREFER TO NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU FOUND IN IT MY ONLY OTHER LARGE GIFT TO YOU IN THE PAST WAS ONE OF ORNAMENTS SENT YOU REMEMBER AT THE TIME OF YOUR WEDDING WE REMEMBER GROANED THE CHILDREN IN CHORUS I DO NOT REGRET THIS THOUGH MY VIEW OF LIFE OF ITS SORROWS AND PERPLEXITIES HAS CHANGED SOMEWHAT AND I AM MORE PRACTICAL THAN I USED TO BE THE GENERAL OPINION IS IN GIVING WHERE PRESENT AN OBJECT OF PERMANENT BEAUTY YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU WHENEVER THEY LOOK UPON IT THAT'S SO REMARKED GILBERT TO NANCY THIS IS TRUE NO DOUBT BUT THERE ARE OTHER WAYS OF MAKING YOURSELF REMEMBERED AND I AM WILLING THAT YOU SHOULD THINK KINDLY OF COUSIN ANN WHENEVER YOU USED THE NEW PUMP
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