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The rent of the Charlestown house was seven hundred dollars a year, and the last words of his mother had been to the effect that two hundred was the limit he must offer for the yellow house, as she did not see clearly at the moment how they could afford even that sum. THE RENT ON THE CHARLESTON HOUSE WAS SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS A YEAR AND THE LAST WORDS OF HIS MOTHER HAD BEEN TO THE EFFECT THAT TWO HUNDRED WAS A LIMIT HE MUST OFFER FOR THE YELLOW HOUSE AS SHE DID NOT SEE CLEARLY AT THE MOMENT HOW THEY COULD AFFORD EVEN THAT SUM
get some good neighbors if we can make terms with Mrs. Carey," said the Colonel. "If you'll fix a reasonable figure I'll undertake to write to Hamilton and interest him in the affair." "All right. Now, Colonel, I'd like to make a proposition right on the spot, before you, and you can advise sonny, here. You see Lem has got his taxes to pay,--they're small, of course, but they're an expense,--and he'd ought to carry a little insurance on his buildings, tho' he ain't had any up to now. On the other hand, if he can get a tenant that'll put on a few shingles and clapboards now and then, or a coat o' paint 'n' a roll o' wall paper, his premises won't go to rack 'n' ruin same's they're in danger o' doin' at the present time. Now, sonny, would your mother feel like keepin' up things a little mite if we should say sixty dollars a year rent, payable monthly or quarterly as is convenient?" Gilbert's head swam and his eyes beheld such myriads of stars that he felt it must be night instead of day. ET HIM HALF WAY WELL HARMON SEEMS TO ME WE SHALL GET SOME GOOD NEIGHBOURS IF WE CAN MAKE TERMS WITH MISSUS CAREY SAID THE COLONEL IF YOU'LL FIX A REASONABLE FIGURE I'LL UNDERTAKE TO WRITE HAMILTON AND INTEREST HIM IN THE AFFAIR NOW COLONEL I'D LIKE TO MAKE A PROPOSITION RIGHT ON THE SPOT BEFORE YOU AND YOU CAN ADVISE SONNY HERE YOU SEE LIMB HAS GOT HIS TAXES TO PAY THEY'RE SMALL OF COURSE BUT THEY'RE AN EXPENSE AND HE OUGHT TO CARRY A LITTLE INSURANCE ON HIS BUILDINGS THOUGH HE AIN'T HAD ANY UP TO NOW ON THE OTHER HAND IF HE CAN GET A TENANT THAT WILL PUT A FEW SHINGLES AND CLAPBOARDS NOW AND THEN OR A COAT OF PAINT AND A ROLL OF WALL PAPER HIS PREMISES WON'T GO TO RACK AND RUINS SAME AS THEY'RE IN DANGER O DOIN A PRESENT TIME NOW SONNY WOULD YOUR MOTHER FEEL LIKE KEEPIN UP THINGS A LITTLE MIT IF WE SHOULD SAY SIXTY DOLLARS A YEAR RENT PAYABLE MONTHLY OR QUARTERLY AS IS CONVENIENT GILBERT'S HEAD SWAM AND HIS EYES BEHELD SUCH MYRIADS OF STARS THAT HE FELT IT MUST BE NIGHT INSTEAD OF DAY
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