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giant, sir, if you have lived in the country ten whole 

 days." 



At six o'clock that evening we were set down in the 

 city. The street lamps were lighted, and as we went up 

 town in a crowded horse-car, we could not fail to notice the 

 difference between the sunny, quiet place we had left, and 

 the dark, narrow, and noisy streets that hitherto we had 

 thought perfection in their way. 



The two following days were busy ones indeed. Finally, 

 everything was accomplished, and we took our final depart- 

 ure from the city, bidding farewell, not without a pang, to 

 our city friends and neighbors. They all thought our move 

 a good one as a sanitary measure, but intellectually and 

 socially doubtful ; financially very doubtful. How far 

 they were right in this, my story must unfold. That even- 

 ing we lighted our new centre-table lamp, and sat down 

 by ourselves in our own house, with thankful, hopeful 

 hearts, and at peace with all the world. Every bill had 

 been paid. We were under our own roof-tree, humble as it 

 was, and about to embark upon a new enterprise, in which 

 we could both have an equal share, and be to each other true 

 helpers. 



" Now, Harriet, let us draw up some sort of a plan of 

 what we intend to do this summer. The first thing to be 

 considered is finance. We have a house to live in, rent 



