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free. This furniture, together with that which is on the 

 way to us, is sufficient for the summer. Our trunks contain 

 enough for all our wants as far as clothing is concerned. 

 The question- now is, how much money must we have to 

 support ourselves from now till the first of October ? How 

 much will it cost per month? " 



" About seventy dollars," said I. " But shall we not 

 receive a large part of our support from the farm? Will 

 not the land contribute to our table ? " 



" Doubtless ; but let us err on the safe side,' and go on 

 the supposition that our farm is not going to pay anything. 

 Then if it does not we shall not be disappointed, nor shall 

 we suffer for want of a support. Seventy dollars a month 

 for six months would amount to four hundred and twenty 

 dollars. I propose to have this sum laid one side for this 

 purpose. By so doing we can return to the city in the fall 

 clear of debt, even though our farming speculation should 

 prove a total failure. If the land does contribute to our 

 dining-table, we will credit the farm with the value of the 

 things so used." 



" Why, Robert, you are going into farming like a banker. 

 Do you propose to have a counting-room attached to the 

 place, and to have huge ledgers wherein are entered every 

 little item of receipt and expenditure, after the manner of 

 Farwell&Co.?" 



