On the contrary, I consider it very essential for a man to have some escape from his business, some change of pasture to run his mind in.

He comes fresher to his work so.

What I mean is that _when_ he works he must make every stroke count toward the end he has in view.

Do you understand ?" "I think so." The House and the Shining Walls were safe, at any rate.
"And then," Mr.Dassonville checked off the points on his fingers, "he must always save something from his income, no matter how small it is." "I try to do that," confessed Peter, "but what with Ellen's back being bad, and the interest on the mortgage, it's not so easy." "Is there a mortgage?
I am sorry for that, for the next thing I was going to say is that he must never go into debt, never on any account." "My father was sick; it was an accident," Peter protested loyally.
"So! I think I remember.

Well, it is unfortunate, but where there is a debt the only thing is to reduce it as steadily as possible, and if this mortgage teaches you the trick of saving it may not be such a bad thing for you.