"The houses are only a year old," replied he, "so we
must not expect too much, But I believe they are
doing well." ,

"I thought they looked new," proceeded the same
speaker, taking as it were, naturally, the principal
part in the conversation, "the house and stables, and
everything is new, is it not?" How she did it let
others say, but even in the simple querythere wasau
inflection of interest and appreciation which was not
lost upon her auditor.
"Everything, everything," rejoined he, promptly.
"A friend had built a house I fancied, so I sent to him
for the name of his architect. Then 1 just handed it
all over to the same fellow — for I know nothing
about such matters — and it was done as you see it.
The stables, you see, are in the same style ; and the
lodges, and that little cottage down there ; there is a
nice old body living down there, who remembers
your mother ; perhaps you will go and see her some-
times — she would take it kind of yon ; and here, you
_aee. is the paddock for the horses : and beyond it,
■i-ia the meadow for the cows. Those are the piggeries
town there — we raise prize pigs ; \\. is a V.w4 c(
tobby of mine. And (Iiat high wire ieivcm^



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