I picked up a love of a brass platter in town yesterday -- got it for next to nothing from that old Jew who would really rather give you a thing than suffer you to escape without taking something . Oh , I know how to manage them . '' `` You certainly do , '' laughed Willard . `` It amazes me to see how far you can stretch a dollar . '' Willard did the painting under Miss Sally 's watchful eye , and they hung the paper together . Together they made trips to town or junketed over the country in search of furniture and dishes of which Miss Sally had heard . Day by day the little house blossomed into a home , and day by day Miss Sally 's interest in it grew . She began to have a personal affection for its quaint rooms and their adornments . Moreover , in spite of herself , she felt a growing interest in Willard 's bride . He never told her the name of the girl he hoped to bring to Eden , and Miss Sally never asked it . But he talked of her a great deal , in a shy , reverent , tender way . `` He certainly seems to be very much in love with her , '' Miss Sally told Joyce one evening when she returned from Eden . `` I would believe in him if it were possible for me to believe in a man . Anyway , she will have a dear little home . I 've almost come to love that Eden house . Why do n't you come down and see it , Joyce ? '' `` Oh , I 'll come some day -- I hope , '' said Joyce lightly . `` I think I 'd rather not see it until it is finished . '' `` Willard is a nice boy , '' said Miss Sally suddenly . `` I do n't think I ever did him justice before .
The finer qualities XXXXX his character come out in these simple , homely little doings and tasks .
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