Such a meal for hungry people! Lamb broth, roast chicken, yeast
biscuit, potatoes, string beans, cucumbers, lettuce, berry pie,
blackberries, currants, frosted cake, with tea, coffee, or cocoa.

"What does she charge?" asked Alice in a whisper when they were
alone.

"A dollar a day for room and board--three square meals for board."

After dinner they went into the parlour, where Mrs. Hawkins joined
them.

"I jest told Jonas he must help Olive wash the dishes to-day, for I
hain't seen ye for so long I'm just dyin' to have a talk with yer,
'cause I s'pose you'll eat and run while yer here, you know so many
folks."

"We haven't much to tell about ourselves," said Quincy. "What we want
to know is how Fernborough folks are getting along."


"Wall, I s'pos'd you'd like to hear what's goin' on 'round here, an'
p'raps I can tell yer some things that other folks mightn't mention,
'cause they'd forgot it, or p'raps wouldn't want to tell. Is that
cheer comfortable, Alice? I s'pose I ought to say Misses Guv'nor
Sawyer, but it don't come nat'ral, I've known yer so long."

"I shall always be Alice to my good friend Mrs. Hawkins and her
daughter Mandy."