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You will be likelier far to decorate the walls of the house than to bring water into the kitchen sink. YOU WILL BE LIKELIER FAR TO DECORATE THE WALLS OF THE HOUSE THAN TO BRING WATER INTO THE KITCHEN SINK
lushed angrily and laid down her work.] Give my love to darling Nancy. What a treasure you have in your eldest, Margaret! I hope you are properly grateful for her. Such talent, such beauty, such grace, such discretion-- But here the family rose _en masse_ and descended on the reader of the spurious letter just as she had turned the first page. In the amiable scuffle that ensued, a blue slip fell from Cousin Ann's envelope and Gilbert handed it to his mother with the letter. Mrs. Carey, wiping the tears of merriment that came to her eyes in spite of her, so exactly had Nancy caught Cousin Ann's epistolary style, read the real communication, which ran as follows:-- DEAR MARGARET,--I have had you much in mind since I left you, always with great anxiety lest your strength should fail under the unexpected strain you put upon it. I had intended to give each of you a check for thirty-five dollars at Christmas to spend as you liked, but I must say I have not entire confidence in your judgment. IN CHILD KATHLEEN FLUSHED ANGRILY AND LAID DOWN HER WORK GIVE MY LOVE TO DARLING NANCY WHAT A TREASURE YOU HAVE IN YOUR ELDEST MARGARET I HOPE THAT YOU ARE PROPERLY GRATEFUL FOR HER SUCH TALENT SUCH BEAUTY SUCH GRACE SUCH DISCRETION BUT HERE THE FAMILY ROSE IN MASS AND DESCENDED ON THE READER OF THIS SPURIOUS LETTER JUST AS SHE HAD TURNED THE FIRST PAGE IN THE AMIABLE SCUFFLE THAT ENSUED A BLUE SLIP FELL FROM COUSIN ANN'S ENVELOPE AND GILBERT HANDED IT TO HIS MOTHER WITH THE LETTER MISSUS CAREY WIPING THE TEARS OF MERRIMENT THAT CAME TO HER EYES IN SPITE OF HER SO EXACTLY HAD NANCY CAUGHT COUSIN ANN THE EPISTOLARY STYLE READ THE REAL COMMUNICATION WHICH RAN AS FOLLOWS DEAR MARGARET I HAVE HAD YOU MUCH IN MINE SINCE I LEFT YOU ALWAYS WITH GREAT ANXIETY LEST YOUR STRENGTH SHOULD FAIL UNDER THE UNEXPECTED STRAIN YOU PUT UPON IT I HAD INTENDED TO GIVE EACH OF YOU A CHECK FOR THIRTY FIVE DOLLARS AT CHRISTMAS TO SPEND AS YOU LIKED BUT I MUST STAY I HAVE NOT ENTIRE CONFIDENCE IN YOUR JUDGMENT
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