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"Well, Harmon, it seems to me we shall get some good neighbors if we can make terms with Mrs. Carey," said the Colonel. WELL HARMON SEEMS TO ME WE SHALL GET SOME GOOD NEIGHBOURS IF WE CAN MAKE TERMS WITH MISSUS CAREY SAID THE COLONEL
Harmon. "Oh! yes, we want to live here!" "_Want to live here_!" exclaimed the astonished Harmon. "Well, it's been a long time sence we heard anybody say that, eh, Colonel? "Well now, sonny" (Gilbert did wish that respect for budding manhood could be stretched a little further in this locality), "I tell you what, I ain't goin' to stick no fancy price on these premises--" "It wouldn't be any use," said Gilbert boldly. "My father has died within a year; there are four of us beside my mother, and there's a cousin, too, who is dependent on us. We have nothing but a small pension and the interest on five thousand dollars life insurance. Mother says we must go away from all our friends, live cheaply, and do our own work until Nancy, Kitty, and I grow old enough to earn something." Colonel Wheeler and Mr. Harmon both liked Gilbert Carey at sight, and as he stood there uttering his boyish confidences with great friendliness and complete candor, both men would have been glad to meet him halfway.  WANT IT FOR MORE'N THIS SUMMER ASKED MISTER HOMER OH YES WE WANT TO LIVE HERE WANT TO LIVE HERE EXCLAIMED THE ASTONISHED HARMON WELL IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE WE HEARD ANYBODY SAY THAT EH COLONEL WELL NOW SONNY GILBERT DID WISH THAT RESPECT FOR BUDDING MANHOOD COULD BE STRETCHED A LITTLE FURTHER IN THIS LOCALITY I TELL YOU WHAT I AIN'T GOING TO STICK NO FANCY PRICE ON THESE PREMISES WOULDN'T BE ANY USE SAID GILBERT BOLDLY MY FATHER'S DIED WITHIN A YEAR AND THERE ARE FOUR OF US BESIDE MY MOTHER AND THERE'S A COUSIN TOO WHO'S DEPENDED ON US WE HAVE NOTHING BUT A SMALL PENSION AND THE INTEREST FROM FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS LIFE INSURANCE MOTHER SAYS WE MUST GO AWAY FROM ALL OUR FRIENDS LIVE CHEAPLY AND DO OUR OWN WORK UNTIL NANCY KITTY AND I GROW OLD ENOUGH TO EARN SOMETHING COLONEL WHEELER AND MISTER HARMON BOTH LIKED GILBERT CAREY AT SIGHT AND AS HE STOOD THERE UTTERING HIS BOYISH CONFIDENCES WITH GREAT FRIENDLINESS AND COMPLETE CANDOUR BOTH MEN WOULD HAVE BEEN GLAD TO MEET HIM HALF WAY
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