In order to rebuild at all, we had to part with some securities which I had always hoped to save for you girls.

It will be sad, won't it, if the royal princesses have to be launched without wedding chests and dowries?
"Make all the friends that you possibly can among your college mates.

You won't realize it now, but so many of these friendships become precious lifelong ones.

Billie is leaving this week for school.

You remember Mr.
Howard, who came to look after our trees?
He has been staying up at the Judge's, and took a great interest in Billie.