I'm a great advocate of small holdings, and I think women can't show their patriotism better than by going 'back to the land.' You and your students are indeed 'doing your bit'! You make me want to come and help you!" It was such a delicious warm afternoon that chairs were carried outside, and they had tea in the garden under a gorgeous pink-blossomed almond tree, with the perfume of wallflowers and sweet scented stocks wafted from the rockery above.

Two cats and a dog joined the party, also an impudent bantam cock, who, being considered the mascot of the establishment, was much petted, and allowed certain privileges.

He would sit on Miss Carson's wrist like a little tame hawk, and she sometimes brought him into the garden at tea-time to give him tit-bits.
At 4.30 all the fowls and chickens were fed, a tremendous business, at which Winona looked on with enthusiasm.

She admired the systematic way in which the food was measured and distributed so that each individual member of the flock received its due share, and was not robbed by a greedier and stronger neighbor.

She was very reluctant to leave when Miss Beach at last brought round the car.
"How I'd love to go and learn farming when I leave school!" she ventured to remark as they drove home.
"It needs brains!" returned Aunt Harriet, rather snappily.