Mr.
Mifflin did not swindle me into buying Parnassus. I did it of
my own free will. If you want to know the truth, it was your
fault! I bought it because I was scared _you_ would if I
didn't. And I didn't want to be left all alone on the farm
from now till Thanksgiving while you went off on another trip.
So I decided to do the thing myself. I thought I'd see how
you would like being left all alone to run the house. I
thought it'd be pretty nice for me to get things off my mind
a while and have an adventure of my own.
Now, Andrew, here are some directions for you:
1. Don't forget to feed the chickens twice a day, and collect
_all_ the eggs. There's a nest behind the wood pile, and some
of the Wyandottes have been laying under the ice house.
2. Don't let Rosie touch grandmother's blue china, because
she'll break it as sure as fate if she lays her big, thick
Swedish fingers on it.
3. Don't forget your warmer underwear. The nights are
getting chilly.
4. I forgot to put the cover on the sewing machine. Please
do that for me or it'll get all dusty.
5. Don't let the cat run loose in the house at night: he
always breaks something.
6. Send your socks and anything else that needs darning over
to Mrs.
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