It will require more wood than a larger one." Mrs.Holt indicated dry wood corded to the roof.
"We git all our wood from the thicket across the way.

That little strip an' this lot is all we have left of father's farm.

We kept this to live on, and sold the rest for town lots, all except that gully, which we couldn't give away.

But I must say I like the trees and birds better than mebby I'd like people who might live there; we always git our wood from it, and the shade an' running water make it the coolest place in town." "Yes, I suppose they do," said Kate.
She took one long look at everything as they returned to the hall.
"The Trustee told me your terms are four dollars and fifty cents a week, furnishing food and wood," she said, "and that you allowed the last teacher to do her own washing on Saturday, for nothing.

Is that right ?" The thin lips drew more tightly.