CHAPTEE III 



PLANTING IN BOXES 

 [March] 



A RE N'T we going to plant the boxes, Mr. Trom- 

 -~^- mel?" coaxed Mary. "You said 'in a few 

 days/ and that was yesterday." 



Herr Trommel laughed. "Liebchen," he said 

 solemnly, "I fear you will grow to be the landscape- 

 architect, as these Americans call -a gardener. Al- 

 ready you have the passion for immediate effect. 

 Why not wait and plant the seeds in the ground, 

 and then the liebe Gott will help take care of them. 

 If you have them in your house you will forget to 

 give the little things a drink, and they will die." 



"I think I could remember them better if we left 

 them over here. I never forget to water things over 

 here, Mr. Trommel," said Mary earnestly. 



"Well, well; it is now March. We will make 

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