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"Mother," said Ronald, one evening, as the family were sitting together / in the twilight, "I wish we had a sugar-orchard. Only think-Charlie / Doane and his little brother Tom have made three hundred and ten pounds / of sugar, this year, without anybody's help, and they're going to have / all the money for it. All their father did was to cut a part of the / wood. Charlie isn't fourteen years old, yet, and he's got lots of money / laid up. Why, he says they'll get all of twenty-five dollars for their / maple sugar, this year."
"What does he intend to do with his money? " inquired Mrs. Page.