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do they? They do not out here. This is larger than I like. I want 4 rooms 2 bed rooms and a kitchen with breakfast nook and a living room that's enough. Rather have 2 bed rooms than a dining room. Mother begged them not to build such a large house but they thought they knew best. A large house costs so much to run and keep up. Next time I write I'll tell you about our trade. We are going to make quite a large profit on it unless some big calamity occurs here on the coast, or some unexpected event like a war holds things back. There is a big future value in these lots. Market St property is advancing steadily in price and we got it much under the present value and got a good price for ours too. The man was in a pinch and had to let go Egbert sends love and so do I and shall be glad to hear from you and Doris whenever you can spare time to write. Mary,

[[strikethrough]] April [[/strikethrough]] May 7/28 How is your sinus?