answered, "His father's."

"Winthrop's place! Is _that_ what you want, Miss Elisabet'?"

Elizabeth bowed her head again, this time without answering.

"Suppose they might not want to sell it?" said the naturalist.

"They do not -- but they can't help themselves. It must be sold
-- they can't pay money that is owing upon it."

"Money!" -- said the naturalist; -- "that is de trouble of all
that is in the world. I wish there was no such thing as money!
It makes all the mischief."

"Or the want of it," said Elizabeth.

"No!" said the naturalist, -- "it is not that! I have want
money all my life, Miss Elisabet', and I have never got into
no trouble at all."

"Except when you fought the duels, Mr. Herder."

"_Dat_ was not no trouble!" said the philosopher. "There was
nozing about money there; and it was not no trouble, -- neizer
before, neizer after."

"I have had money all my life; and it never made me any
trouble."

"Ah, you have not come to the time," said Mr. Herder. "Wait,
you will find it. Now you are in trouble because you want to
buy this ground, and you could not do it wizout money."

"I can't do it with, unless you will help me, Mr. Herder -- you
or somebody."

"I could get somebody," said Mr. Herder; -- "I know somebody
what I could get."

"I don't know anybody who would be as good as you, sir."

"I do," said the naturalist. "Where is Mr. Haye? -- is he
sick?"

"No sir, -- I don't wish him to know anything about it, Mr.
Herder. -- He is the person making the sale."

"Your father? -- do you mean that Mr. Haye is the man what is
selling the ground of Mr. Landholm?"

"Yes sir. And I wish to buy it."

"Then Miss Elisabet', what for do you not ask my friend
Winthrop to buy it for you? He knows all business. He will do
it."

"I cannot -- I have not the liberty -- He is not enough a friend
of mine, for me to ask him such a favour."

"But Miss Elisabet', what will you do wiz all that large
ground and water?"

"Buy it, -- first, sir; and then I will see. I want it."

"I see you do," said the naturalist. "Well, then I shall get
it for you -- if I can -- I hope your money will not get _me_ in
trouble."

"If you are at all afraid of that, Mr. Herder, I will find
some other way --"

"I never was afraid of nozing in my life, Miss Elisabet' --
only I do not know neizer how to get money, neizer how to
spend it -- in this way. What will Mr. Haye say to me when I go
to buy all this great land o