ntain Spring."

"Where do the people get their tables and chairs? where do
they go for them?"

"They go 'most any place," said Karen; -- "sometimes they goes
to Pimpernel, -- and maybe to Starlings, or to Deerford; they
don't go much nowheres."

"Can I get such things at Pimpernel?"

"If you was there, you could, I s'pose," said Karen.

"Could Anderese get a horse and cart at the village, to go for
me?"

"I guess he can find a wagon round somewheres," said Karen.
"You couldn't go in a cart handy."

"I! -- no, but I want to send him, to fetch home a load of
things."

"How'll he know what to get?"

"I will tell him. Couldn't he do it?"

"If he knowed what was wanted, he could," said Karen. "Me and
him 'll go, Miss Lizzie, and we'll do it."

"You, Karen! I don't want to send you."

"Guess I'll do the best," said the old woman. "Anderese
mightn't know what to fetch. What you want, Miss Lizzie?"

Elizabeth thought a moment whether she should ask Winthrop to
send up the things for her; but she could not bear to do it.

"I want a bedstead, Karen, in the first place."

"What sort'll a one?"

"The best you can find."

"That'll be what'll spend the most money," said Karen
musingly.

"I don't care about that, but the nicest sort you can meet
with. And a bureau --"

"What's that?" said Karen. "I dun' know what that means."

"To hold clothes -- with drawers -- like that in my room."

"A cupboard?" said Karen; -- "some sort like that?"

"No, no; I'll shew you what I mean, in my room; it is called a
bureau. And a washstand -- a large one, if you can find it. And
a rocking-chair -- the handsomest one that can be had."

"I know them two," said Karen. "That'll be a load, Miss
Lizzie. I don't b'lieve the wagon 'll hold no more."

"The first fine day, Karen, I want you to go."

"The days is all fine, I speck, hereabouts," said Karen.
"We'll start as quick as Anderese gets a wagon."

"Who's comin', Miss 'Lizabeth?" said Clam as she met her young
lady coming out of the kitchen.

"I don't know -- possibly Mrs. Haye. I wish all things to be in
readiness for her."

"Where'll she sleep, Miss 'Lizabeth," said Clam with opening
eyes.

"Here."

"Will she have this for her bedroom? -- And what'll you do,
Miss 'Lizabeth?"

"If she comes, we will eat in the kitchen." And with the
thought the young lady stepped back.

"I forgot -- Karen, do you think the wagon will hold no more?
Anderese must get a large