"What would?"
"Why! — the farm!"
"The house wouldn't," said Winthrop, — "not to my notions."
"It's confoundedly out of the way, down there, a mile off from the work."
"Only a quarter of that, and a little better," said Winthrop calmly.
"A little worse! — There's a great loss of time. There would be twice as much work done if the house was up here."
"I couldn't stand it," said Winthrop. "How came it the house was put down there?"
"Papa bought the point first and built the house, before ever he pushed his acquirements so far as this. He would be wise, now, to let that, and build another up here somewhere."
"It wouldn't pay," said the younger brother; "and for one, I'm not sorry."
"If the farm was clear," said the elder, "I'd stand the chance of it's paying; it's that keeps us down."