PREPARATION was at once made for the proposed removal.

Mr.Walker went back to the city, and the new owner of the cottage, Mr.Willet, set carpenters and painters at work to make certain additions which he thought needful to secure the comfort of his tenants, and to put every thing in the most thorough repair.

Even against the remonstrance of Mr.Markland, who saw that his generous-minded neighbour was providing for his family a house worth almost double the rent that was to be paid, he carried out all his projected improvements.
"You will embarrass me with a sense of obligation," said Mr.
Markland, in seeking to turn him from a certain purpose regarding the cottage.
"Do not say so," answered Mr.Willet; "I am only offering inducements for you to remain with us.

If obligation should rest anywhere, it will be on our side.

I make these improvements because the house is now my own property, and would be defective, to my mind, without them.