After this there was an epidemic "remembering. Si ters (there e several? would telqbone or Do you remember that old Mother used to say it was valuable, Did you sign of it when we w other ey?" So far the non-resident sisters had made comme) ca against resident A, but this state of things did rot continue long. The time dame when it was possible to get tə work on the actual division, and theb it began to come to light that although each "would be content" with some little keepsake, there was tendency to concentrate on the same thing. There was a beautiful dinner service, for instance. The cld lady bad had herself and her family en the cheapest stuff; the service had been almost forgotten Trouble began when the eldest sister suddenly "remembered" that cear mother had talked of making an heirloom of it. "I remember now was some good walnut furniture, 1 read the par aph to three of the sisters who happened to be staying with us convenient base for operations. No comment made. but I observed a certain thoughtful. ness, A week later I asked wher the furniture was to be sold. There was an indignant choru: "Sell mother's furniture? It's 1
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