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 Comfort's old stove blackened and polished by Kewpie until you'd never suspect it was not brand-new! And that's a real sink in the corner, even though it isn't working yet. You just can't hurry a plumber! There'll be a pump alongside, of course. Miss Comfort will get her drinking-water at the Parmenter's across the road. They're real friendly folks. Mr. Parmenter hauled the coal that's in the bin in the boiler-room himself. That shelving is all new. Brose and Bob put that up. The hanging lamp in the center is one Mrs. Deane had. Miss Starling sent those flowers. Looks pretty nice, doesn't it? Wouldn't mind living here yourself? Well, neither would I! And look at the view from those windows; sun sparkling on the water, boats passing! Think Miss Comfort'll like it?

That was a busy, bustling morning. As early as Ned and Laurie and Kewpie reached the Pequot Queen, Polly and Mae and Brose Wilkins were before them. Although much had been accomplished yesterday, much remained to be done. Bob arrived an hour later, bearing a box of