Mary Emma & Company (2013)
“I’d barely finished cleaning the floor, and hadn’t had any chance to go hunting for boards and boxes, when the paint man brought Mother home. And besides bringing the things Grace had told her to get, he brought a long folding table and several different kinds of brushes, a knife with a little curved blade, and a couple of smoothing wheels. “You can keep these till you’re finished with your paper-hanging,” he told Mother. Then he asked, “You’ve hung it before, haven’t you?”
Mother smiled an...d said, “I’ve helped my husband with it several times, and am sure we won’t have any trouble.” Then she thanked him for bringing her home and for offering to let us use his table and tools.
As soon as he had gone she rubbed her hand over the smooth table top, and said, “Wasn’t it nice of Mr. Evans to offer us the use of all his professional equipment? My! This will certainly make our task much easier! I was worried about our trying to put up wallpaper without the proper things to do it with.MoreLess
Mother smiled an...d said, “I’ve helped my husband with it several times, and am sure we won’t have any trouble.” Then she thanked him for bringing her home and for offering to let us use his table and tools.
As soon as he had gone she rubbed her hand over the smooth table top, and said, “Wasn’t it nice of Mr. Evans to offer us the use of all his professional equipment? My! This will certainly make our task much easier! I was worried about our trying to put up wallpaper without the proper things to do it with.MoreLess
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