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"Papa found this place and the life so delightful that he gradually gave up all occupation and passed his time in the summer months sitting in an easy chair reading an interesting book, and in the winter, in the chimney corner beside a blazing hickory fire, occupied in the same way.
"Mamma, like my father, was a great reader, fond of poetry and music... She spent much time in reading aloud to us her favorite authors, calling attention to some passage that pleased or touched her."
-- Julia Grant |