large/5636/mother_careys_chickens_1012_librivox_64kb_mp3/mothercareyschickens_14_wiggins_64kb_31
large/5636/mother_careys_chickens_1012_librivox_64kb_mp3/mothercareyschickens_14_wiggins_64kb
English
5636
"We saved enough out of exchanging the grand piano to pay all the expenses down here, and all our railway fares, and everything so far, in the way of boards and nails and Osh Popham's labor," recalled Gilbert. "Yes, and we are still eating the grand piano at the end of two months, but it's about gone, isn't it, Muddy?" Nancy asked. WE SAVED ENOUGH OUT OF EXCHANGING THE GRAND PIANO TO PAY ALL THE EXPENSES DOWN HERE AND ALL OUR RAILWAY FARES AND EVERYTHING SO FAR IN THE WAY OF BOARDS AND NAILS AND WASH POPPINS LABOR RECALLED GILBERT YES AND WE'RE STILL EATING THE GRAND PIANO AT THE END OF TWO MONTHS BUT IT'S ABOUT GONE ISN'T IT MUDDY NANCY ASKED
thousand to draw upon," interpolated Gilbert. "I will draw upon that to save one of us in illness or to bury one of us," said Mrs. Carey with determination, "but I will never live out of it myself, nor permit you to. We are five,--six, while Julia is with us," she added hastily,--"and six persons will surely have rainy days coming to them. What if I should die and leave you?" "Don't, mother!" they cried in chorus, so passionately that Mrs. Carey changed the subject quickly. "How much a year does it make, Nancy?" "Three hundred and sixty plus one hundred plus two hundred equals six hundred and sixty," read Nancy. "And I call it a splendid big lump of money!" "Oh, my dear," sighed her mother with a shake of the head, "if you knew the difficulty your father and I have had to take care of ourselves and of you on five and six times that sum! We may have been a little extravagant sometimes following him about,--he was always so anxious to have us with him,--but that has been our only luxury.  OR ANY GREAT NEED COMES WE HAVE THE FIVE THOUSAND A YEAR TO DRAW UPON INTERPOLATED GILBERT I WILL DRAW UPON THAT TO SAVE ONE OF US IN ILLNESS OR TO BURY ONE OF US SAID MISSUS CAREY WITH DETERMINATION BUT I WILL NEVER LIVE OUT OF IT MYSELF NOR PERMIT YOU TO WE ARE FIVE SIX WHY JULIA IS WITH US SHE ADDED HASTILY AND SIX PERSONS WILL SURELY HAVE RAINY DAYS COMING TO THEM WHAT IF I SHOULD DIE AND LEAVE YOU DON'T MOTHER THEY CRIED IN CHORUS SO PASSIONATELY THAT MISSUS CAREY CHANGED THE SUBJECT QUICKLY HOW MUCH A YEAR DOES IT MAKE NANCY THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY PLUS ONE HUNDRED PLUS TWO HUNDRED EQUAL SIX HUNDRED AND SIXTY READ NANCY AND I CALL IT A SPLENDID BIG LUMP OF MONEY OH MY DEAR SIGHED HER MOTHER WITH A SHAKE OF HER HEAD IF YOU KNEW THE DIFFICULTY YOUR FATHER AND I HAVE HAD TO TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES AND OF YOU ON FIVE AND SIX TIMES THAT SUM WE MAY HAVE BEEN A LITTLE EXTRAVAGANT SOMETIMES FOLLOWING HIM ABOUT HE WAS ALWAYS SO ANXIOUS TO HAVE US WITH HIM BUT THAT HAS BEEN OUR ONLY LUXURY
large/5636/mother_careys_chickens_1012_librivox_64kb_mp3/mothercareyschickens_14_wiggins_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/5636/mother_careys_chickens_1012_librivox_64kb_mp3/mothercareyschickens_14_wiggins_64kb.flac