"Oh! of course you'd take Nelly's part," said Mrs. March, half playfully, half in earnest.
"Well, which won?" said Mr. March.
"Oh, Nelly, of course. She always does," replied Mrs. March.
"I'm glad of it," laughed Mr. March. And there the conversation dropped.
The next day Nelly followed her father out to the barn after breakfast.
"Papa," said she, "I want to ask you something."
"What is it, little daughter?" he replied.
"If I could get four dollars each time I went to Rosita, and should go twice every week, how much would that be in a year?" said Nelly.
"Four hundred dollars, my child," replied Mr. March.
"Is not that a good deal of money?" said Nelly: "wouldn't it buy almost all we want?"