Nathaniel
Sawyer papa!" And Uncle Ike laughed until his sides shook.
Monday promised to be a dull day. 'Zekiel told Quincy at breakfast,
after the others had left the table, that Alice had spoken to him about
Mrs. Mason's invitation to tea, and, of course, he was going. Quincy
said that he had accepted the invitation and would be pleased to
accompany him and his sister.
After breakfast he heard Alice singing in the parlor, and joining her
there told her that he had received a letter from Mr. Ernst, which he
would like to read to her. Alice was delighted with the letter, and they
both laughed heartily over it, Quincy humorously apologizing for the
swear word by saying that being historical it could not be profane.
Alice had in her hand the two letters that she had received on Saturday.
"Have you answered your letters?" he asked.
"No, I have not even heard them read," she replied. "Uncle Ike has grown
tired all at once and won't read to me nor write for me. I don't
understand him at all. I sent for him yesterday afternoon, after you
came down, and told him what I wanted him to do.
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