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I therefore enclose you three hundred dollars and beg that you will have the well piped _at once_, and if there is any way to carry the water to the bedroom floor, do it, and let me send the extra amount involved. You will naturally have the well cleaned out anyway, but I should prefer never to know what you found in it. My only other large gift to you in the past was one of ornaments, sent, you remember, at the time of your wedding! ["We remember!" groaned the children in chorus. I THEREFORE ENCLOSE YOU THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND BEG THAT YOU WILL HAVE THE WILL PIPE AT ONCE AND IF THERE IS ANY WAY TO CARRY THE WATER TO THE BEDROOM FLOOR DO IT AND LET ME SEND THE EXTRA AMOUNT INVOLVED YOU WILL NATURALLY HAVE THE WILL CLEANED OUT ANYWAY BUT I SHOULD PREFER TO NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU FOUND IN IT MY ONLY OTHER LARGE GIFT TO YOU IN THE PAST WAS ONE OF ORNAMENTS SENT YOU REMEMBER AT THE TIME OF YOUR WEDDING WE REMEMBER GROANED THE CHILDREN IN CHORUS
 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. You will be likelier far to decorate the walls of the house than to bring water into the kitchen sink.  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 YOU WILL BE LIKELIER FAR TO DECORATE THE WALLS OF THE HOUSE THAN TO BRING WATER INTO THE KITCHEN SINK
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