They are not very neatly done, I admit, but they answer the
purpose very well. Then these few shelves were easily fitted up, and this
is the result," she added.
"I missed your flowers, from the window seats, and wondered if you had
found them too much trouble," said Gertrude, fingering some sweet-smelling
leaves near her. "Well, you see, there were so many of them that it was
quite a task to look after them when they were spread over the house. In
the winter we don't mind the trouble so much, as there is so little left of
'green things growing' to rest the eyes upon that we find them quite a
pleasure. In the bright days of spring there is so much to see and do
out-of doors that we thought we would collect them here. Of course, we
still keep the grandmother's window full of blossoms, for she loves them so
dearly."
"It is a pity that the porch is not on the south side of the house," said
Dexie. "I should think it would be quite chilly here when the wind blows."
"So it is," said Lizzie, with a smile, "and I suppose you think we might
have chosen a better situation for our little conservatory when this
many-sided house has better spots to select from, but it was not the
flowers alone we were thinking of.
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