. Two girls on a barge. of demeanour. 8 TWO GIRLS ON A BARGE How rnony square foot of boordin ull yewant ? demanded the old man. Dont you ,think —Miss Devize was seized ofa sudden inspiration, and spoke eagerly— Dontyou think that there ought to be an awning in casethe sun comes out. Then you wont want no boords at all ? 1 What a very imperative race carpenters appearto be ! remarked Girton to the distant horses, witha sort of abstract interest. And you will have to hang some fairy-lampsfor us, in any case, you know, and arrange aJapanese umbrella, I added, carefully, for theselittle things ma
. Two girls on a barge. of demeanour. 8 TWO GIRLS ON A BARGE How rnony square foot of boordin ull yewant ? demanded the old man. Dont you ,think —Miss Devize was seized ofa sudden inspiration, and spoke eagerly— Dontyou think that there ought to be an awning in casethe sun comes out. Then you wont want no boords at all ? 1 What a very imperative race carpenters appearto be ! remarked Girton to the distant horses, witha sort of abstract interest. And you will have to hang some fairy-lampsfor us, in any case, you know, and arrange aJapanese umbrella, I added, carefully, for theselittle things make so much difference when youwant to make a barge look picturesque. Yes, but ow about they boords ; boords takessuch a deal o choosin, and I unerstood as maybeyed want a goodish few. See, said Girton, suddenly, if the Cadet goeson drawing on our bulwarks at this rate we shallbe permanently frescoed with a Greek-patterneddado in a sectional design— and I dont think wecould stand it! Then, turning to the gentleman. io TWO GIRLS ON A BARGE in question, I think the old man understands ourwishes now; but perhaps you will be good enoughto give him the benefit of your experience in carry-ing them out ? she asked, in the sweetest the old carpenter looked after her, as we wentto make our purchases, with admiration somewherein the tangle of his yellow beard that even theCadets best diagram had been quite unable to began a pilgrimage; alternately we boughtand begged. Possessions grew around us in hugebrown paper packages, and followed us in trucksthrough the plate-glass, polished doors of thoseLondon shops. Liberty curtains were the specialityof our furnishing. We bought them of every shadeand size and texture. They were to be drapedartistically everywhere—and certainly they didproduce a very good effect when they were there were steamer chairs to get, and thetable that we forgot and had to come back for, andlamps, and a tea set, and the tiny red mattr
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