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"Will you have one lump or two?"
"One," said Jack, as he took his cup.
The last day of the year came all too quickly for both young and old at
Four Oaks. Polly and I went into hiding in the office in the afternoon
to make up the accounts for the year. As Polly had spent the larger
lump sum, I could face her with greater boldness than on the previous
occasion. Here is an excerpt from the farm ledger:--
Expended in 1896 $43,309
Interest on previous account 2,200
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Total $45,509
Receipts 5,105
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Net expense $40,404
Previous account 44,000
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$84,404
The farm owes me a little more than $84,000. "Not so good as I hoped,
and not so bad as I feared," said Polly.


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