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"Have you given the landscape contract?"

"Yes And please go out You make my head ache"

"How much is it to be?"

"I don't know Ask Rodney"

"I'll do nothing of the sort, my dear This is not Rodney's investment"

"Nor mine, I suppose!"

"All I want you to do, Natalie, is to consult me I want you to have a

free hand, but soht to check up

these expenditures But it isn't only that I'd like to have a hand in

the thing myself I've rather looked forward to the time e could

have the sort of country place anted"

"You don't like any of the strings to get out of your fingers, do you?"

"I didn't come up to quarrel, Natalie I wish you wouldn't force it on

hed in a forced and high-pitched

note "Just because I won't be over-ridden without a protest! I'ain"

"You don't understand," he persisted patiently "I happen to like

gardens I had an idea--I told you about it--of trying to duplicate

the old garden at home You remember it When ent there on our