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besides the superphosphates and other fertilizers. You may 

 make the next row eighteen inches from the last. There 

 is my foot rule. We will measure the space off by 

 inches." 



We worked hard till six o'clock, and had the satisfaction 

 of seeing our " pea-patch " nearly planted. While at the 

 tea-table I was surprised to find the bread and butter dis- 

 appearing very rapidly. 



" Why, Robert, what is the matter? I never saw you eat 

 so much." 



" Eat so much ! It is you that are doing the eating. I 

 am quite ashamed to see that you have eaten so 

 heartily." 



"Well, I was hungry." 



" So was I." 



Upon which we had a good laugh at each other. Our 

 out-door work had given us both wonderful appetites. 



" We are very unfashionable, my dear." 



" To be sure we are, but good health is unfashionable 

 also." 



The next day was a real April day. Clouds, sunshine, 

 and showers, delightfully mixed. I did not venture out 

 myself. Robert and the lad finished the peas before we 

 had much rain, and at about ten, I heard them at work 

 near the lettuce-frame. Throwing on a waterproof I went 



