I am
proud of them and happy in them, for they both seem almost like my
own daughters.
"And this brings me to my new plan. It occurred to me, the other
day, that we shall be a very lonely, forlorn pair of old people,
when Polly goes off to college. Why wouldn't it be a good idea for
Jessie to plan to come back to us then, and take Polly's place for
the four years, bring a little young life into the home, and study
medicine with the doctor while she does it. It is too soon, of
course, to decide; but I want you both to be thinking about it,
for it seems to me an excellent idea.
"And now I must run away and make a call with Aunt Ruth.
"With a great deal of love from
"'AUNT ISABEL.'"
"Oh-h-h!" And Jessie gave a sigh of rapture.
"Yes, it is lovely of her, and just like her," said Katharine;
"and I don't see why you can't go. But now let's take Alan's
letter. It will be sure to be a good one, even if it is short.
Listen I"
"DEAR KIT,--Is it six months or six years since you went home? We
are all in the dumps without you, and don't have anybody to pull
us out. How comes on your housekeeping? Molly made some biscuits,
last night, that were so hard we had to get hammers to crack them
open, before we could put on any butter.
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