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He took his tool basket and went upstairs obediently, spending fifteen or twenty minutes with the much criticised article of furniture, which he suspected of rocking merely because it couldn't bear Cousin Ann. HE TOOK HIS TOOL BASKET AND WENT UPSTAIRS OBEDIENTLY SPENDING FIFTEEN OR TWENTY MINUTES WITH THE MUCH CRITICISED ARTICLE OF FURNITURE WHICH HE SUSPECTED OF ROCKING MERELY BECAUSE IT COULDN'T BEAR COUSIN ANN
dlady 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. 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. ALS 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 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
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