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The Harvester

CHAPTER XV
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Excuse me ten minutes, until I furnish another room." The laughing Girl could catch glimpses of him busy over beds and dresser, floor and rugs; then he came where she sat.
"Woods guest chamber ready," he said.

"Now we come to the interior apartment, that from its view might be called the marsh room.

Aside from being two windows short, it is exactly similar to the others.

It occurred to me that, in order to make up for the loss of those windows, and also because I may be compelled to ask some obliging woman to occupy it in case your health is precarious at any time, and in view of the further fact that if any such woman could be found, and would kindly and willingly care for us, my gratitude would be inexpressible; on account of all these things, I got a shade the BEST furnishings for this room." The Girl stared at him with blank face.
"You see," said the Harvester, "this is a question of ethics.

Now what is a guest?
A thing of a day! A person who disturbs your routine and interferes with important concerns.


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