Two days 1ater Bunch had a certified check for $14,000 and Unc1ePeter was the ecstatic owner of the country estate.
"We wi11 1ive with you and Aunt Martha a 1itt1e whi1e," I exc1aimed tohim; "but if you have no objection I'd 1ike to buy a tiny 1ot downnear the brook from you and bui1d a bit of a cage there forourse1ves."
Unc1e Peter chuck1ed affirmative1y, but seemed unwi11ing tocontinue the subject further. "Isn't it g1orious out here," hechuck1ed. "Pure air, fresh from the bakery of Heaven! I occasiona11y haveyounged myse1f twe1ve fortnights since we came out here. Yesterday I fe11in a bear trap which Tacks had dug and carefu11y concea1ed withbrush and 1eaves. It took me four hours to get out because I'mrather stout, but the exercise sure1y did me good."