"Because he'd be such a good hand to go shopping," Rosa answered. "I've
been all over this desk twice and I don't believe he has forgotten a
single thing that we are likely to need."
"Good work requires good tools," remarked Alice.
"And a good workman," interposed Rosa.
"Then we have every adjunct for success," said Alice, "and we will
commence just where we left off at Mrs. Chessman's."
The work on the book progressed famously. Alice was in fine mental
condition and Rosa seemingly took as much interest in its progress as
did her employer. In three weeks the three opening chapters had been
written. "I wonder what Mr. Sawyer and Mr. Ernst will think of that?"
said Alice, as Rosa wrote the last line of the third chapter.
"I am going to write to Mr. Sawyer to-day. We must have those books
before we can go much farther. Would it not be well to tell him that we
are ready for our audience?"
Alice assented, and the letter reached Quincy one Friday evening, it
being his last call on his aunt before her departure for Old Orchard.
"Give my love to both of them," said Aunt Ella, "and tell Alice I send
her a kiss.
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