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seventy dollars a week at the hotel, instead of an average of thirty at the lodging-houses, and that too with usually more restricted accommodations at the hotel than at the lodging-house, and the tables no better in any respect.

After looking at the books a few minutes, until the fire began to give out its heat, Mrs. Morelle took a little portfolio from her travelingbag, and from the portfolio half a sheet of notepaper.

"I may as well begin making my housekeeping arrangements," said she.

There was a bronze inkstand upon a side table near the fire, with pens and everything necessary for writing by the side of it. Mrs. Morelle took her seat at this table and began to make a memorandum. She wrote first on the top of the paper her own name, MRS. MORELLE, in a very plain hand. Then, at a little distance below, she began a list of the articles of prime necessity for a table, such as tea, coffee, sugar, and others. She specified the quantity necessary to furnish a week's supply. In regard to other articles, such as bread, milk, cream and butter, she specified the quantity she would require for each day. She then rang the bell, and when Fanny came she

told her she would like to see Mrs. Jones a few minutes.

Mrs. Jones immediately came. Mrs. Morelle gave her the list of articles to be purchased, and then talked with her a few minutes about the market in Jersey, and the kinds of meats and vegetables which could best be procured in it, and which were in season at that time, and also about the usual mode of cooking and the kinds of puddings which she was accustomed to make. After having thus obtained a good general idea of the resources which Mrs. Jones had at her command, she arranged with her the dinner of that day and the breakfast and dinner of the next, and gave her a twenty franc piece to make the purchases with.

Mrs. Jones then went away, and Mrs. Morelle had the satisfaction of feeling that she and her children were established in what was to all intents and purposes their home, and that all her housekeeping cares were over for two days.

Not long after this Grimkie came back with Florence and John. The baggage was brought up-stairs, the trunk was unpacked, and all that would be required for use during the time that the party were to stay, was taken out and put into the drawers or upon the shelves of the wardrobe, or in a closet. Cloaks and shawls were

hung up, and toilet articles were placed in a little drawer provided for them under a glass which stood upon a table before a window. John also carried up his own and Grimkie's night-dresses and placed them upon the bed in their room.

When everything was thus arranged the party all went back into the parlor.

"Now, mother," said Florence, "Grimkie and I must go to market.”

Florence was always very much interested in going to market, as she called it, whenever her mother took lodgings. Mrs. Morelle had already arranged with Mrs. Jones for all the essentials, but she had reserved the business which Florence liked to do.

"Can you get a market basket ?" asked Mrs. Morelle.

"Oh yes, mother," said Florence. "Mrs. Jones will lend us one."

"We want two-one for

"Two," said John. Grimkie and one for me."

Mrs. Morelle gave the children a supply of money, and then they went together down-stairs.

On the way they stopped at the kitchen door and borrowed two small baskets, saying that they were going to market. In about an hour they returned, bringing the two baskets loaded with nuts, raisins, pears, pots of preserves and

other confectionery, little cakes of various kinds, and other such things suitable to serve for dessert at the table. This was the kind of marketing which it fell to the lot of Florence and Grimkie to attend to on such occasions as this. Indeed the dessert was left entirely to Florence's management. Accordingly when the baskets arrived Florence asked Fanny for some dishes to put the fruits in, and then put them away carefully in the cupboards of the sideboard, to be ready when they should be required at dinner.

"And now, mother," said Florence, “everything is arranged, and so let us all go out together and take a walk and see the environs of the town."

"Is there anything special to be seen ?" asked Mrs. Morelle.

"Yes, indeed, mother," said Florence. "The environs are beautiful. There are heights all around the town, with winding roads leading up, and fortifications and castles on the top, and places to stand where the views must be very fine."

"Or we can go choose," said John. as large as it is in longer in proportion. much shipping."

down to the piers, if you "The harbor here is twice Granville, and the piers And there is twice as

Mrs. Morelle concluded first to go up upon the heights, and then, after telling Fanny that she should be back in time for the dinner at five o'clock, she and the children all went away together.

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