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POLLY.
P.S.We have a remarkable front door, which opens with a spring located in the wall at the top of the stairs.

It is a modern improvement and I never tire of opening it, even though each time I am obliged to go downstairs to close it again.
When Dr.George came last week, he rang the bell, and being tired with the long pull up the hill, leaned against the door to breathe.

Of course I knew nothing of this, and as soon as I heard the bell I flew to open the door with my usual neatness and dispatch, when who should tumble in, full length, but poor dear Dr.George! He was so surprised, and the opposite neighbors were so interested, and I was so sorry, that I was almost hysterical.

Dr.George insists that the door is a trap laid for unsuspecting country people.
November 9.
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