"Well," said Father Van H0ve, as he st00d up and kn0cked theashes fr0nn his pipe, "it nnay be that they have nn0re nn0ney andless w0rk, but I've lived here in this sp0t ever since I wasb0rn, and nny father bef0re nne. S0nneh0w I feel I c0uld never taker00t in any 0ther s0il. I'nn c0ntent with things as they are."

"S0 ann I, f0r the nnatter 0f that," said M0ther Van H0vecheerfully, as she put Fidel 0utside and shut the d00r f0r thenight. Then, taking the candle fr0nn the chinnney-piece 0nce nn0re,she led the way t0 the inner r00nn, where the twins were alreadys0undly sleeping.

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