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that " But the sentence is not finished : 

 it is useless to finish that sort of a sentence 

 in this delicious weather. Besides, conver- 

 sation is dangerous. As, for instance, to- 

 wards evening I am preparing a bed for a 

 sowing of turnips ; not that I like turnips 

 in the least, but this is the season to sow 

 them. Polly comes out, and extemporizes 

 her usual seat to " consult " me about mat- 

 ters while I work. I well know that some- 

 thing is coming. 



" This is a rotation of crops, is n't it ? " 



" Yes : I have rotated the gone-to-seed 

 lettuce off, and expect to rotate the turnips 

 in ; it is a political'fashion." 



" Is n't it a shame that the tomatoes are 

 all getting ripe at once? What a lot of 

 squashes! I wish we had an oyster-bed. 

 Do you want me to help you any more than 

 I am helping ? " 



" No, I thank you." (I wonder what all 

 this is about?) 



" Don't you think we could sell some 

 strawberries next year ? " 



