A Castle In Spain.[ToList]
"Have you made any calculation Jill, dear, as to how many people there are at present in the United States who could manage to scrape along with thirty-nine rooms instead of forty?"
"Why should I? This is a castle in Spain. We have plenty of money, plenty of room, plenty of time. Our only anxiety is lest there should be a lack of brains to make good use of our room and time and money."
"And what shall we build it of, jasper, sapphire and chalcedony?"
"No, burned clay and granite, steel, copper and glass. It shall be defiant of fire and flood; it shall neither burn up nor rot down."
"One thing more, Jill, when we come to make our wills to which one of the children shall we bequeath the castle?"
Before Jill could answer the door was hurriedly opened and Bessie appeared upon the threshold.
"I've just run away from Jim," she began rapidly. "We haven't had a family quarrel exactly, but we've argued it over and over, and we come out just as far apart as ever. Finally I told him I would leave it to you."
"I haven't any idea what it is all about, but did Jim agree to that?"
"I didn't give him a chance to differ. He always agrees to everything Jill says about building houses But don't interrupt me. The baby may wake up at any minute and then Jim will be helpless. The truth is he is dissatisfied with our home."