It seemed to Quincy all a blissful dream of
love, and everything he looked upon was wreathed in flowers and golden
sunshine.
But lotus land is not so far distant from the abodes of mortal man but
that his emissaries may reach it. The first jarring note in the sweet
harmony of their married life came in the form of a letter from Dr.
Culver, who wrote to remind Quincy that it would soon be time to start
in ploughing the political field. Quincy's reply was brief and to the
point.
"MY DEAR CULVER:--I will see you in Boston on the tenth
of September. Q.A.S."
When Aunt Ella learned that her nephew was going to town, she made
hurried preparations for her departure from Old Orchard, and wrote to
him insisting that he and Alice should come and stay with her. This
invitation they gladly accepted, Quincy arranging in his mind to explain
matters to his family by saying that, as he had now entered politics and
would necessarily have a great many callers to entertain, he thought it
best to make his headquarters with Aunt Ella until the campaign was
over.
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