I shall
send them flowers."
It was rather awful, however, after I had got inside the
shop, to find that violets, which I had set my heart on as being
the school flour, were five dollars a hundred. Also there were
more teachers than I had considered, some of them making but
small impression on account of mildness.
_There were eight_.
"Jane!" I said, in desparation. "Eight without the
housekeeper! And she must be remembered because if not she will
be most unpleasant next fall, and swipe my chaffing dish. Forty
five dollars is a lot of Money."
"You only have to do it once," said Jane, who could aford
to be calm, as it was costing her nothing.
However, I sent the violets aud paid with a check. I felt
better by subtracting the amount from one thousand. I had still
$945.00, less the facials and so on, which had been ten.
This is not a finantial story, although turning on Money.
I do not wish to be considered as thinking only of Wealth.
Indeed, I have always considered that where my heart was in
question I would always decide for Love and penury rather than
a Castle and greed.
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