II.
ECONOMY, CLEANLINESS, AND HEALTH 166

CHAPTER XIV.
SAFE FLUES AND MORE LIGHT 177

CHAPTER XV.
A DANGEROUS RIVAL 189

CHAPTER XVI.
A NEW WAY OF GETTING UP STAIRS AND A NEW MISSIONARY FIELD 203

CHAPTER XVII.
THE RIGHT SIDE OF PAINT, A PROTEST AND A PROMISE 221

CHAPTER XVIII.
THE HOUSE FINISHED AND THE HOME BEGUN 233

CHAPTER XIX.
TEN YEARS AFTER 250

CHAPTER XX.
A DOUBLE CONCLUSION 258

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

_From Drawings by the Author_.

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1. "COUSIN GEORGE'S EXTERIOR" 11

2. COUSIN GEORGE'S FIRST FLOOR 14

3. COUSIN GEORGE'S SECOND FLOOR 15

4. "WARMTH IS BEAUTY" 21

5. A HIDDEN FOE 23

6. A BURIED GRIDIRON 24

7. THE PROTECTING "CUT-OFF" 25

8. A "CROSS-SECTION" PROPHECY 28

9. HEAT FROM ALL SIDES 30

10. AUNT MELVILLE'S AMBITION 33

11. NO PLACE FOR THE BED 36

12. ENLARGED BY DESTRUCTION 37

13. A SLIGHT ADDITION 39

14. GROUND FLOOR OF AUNT MELVILLE'S AMBITION 42

15. FIRST FLOOR OF AUNT MELVILLE'S AMBITION 43

16. A SECURE OUTLOOK 49

17. MINED AND COUNTERMINED 52

18. A DORMER OF BURNED CLAY 55

19. THE TOPMOST PEAK 59

20. WILL'S MASTERPIECE 65

21. THE FIRST FLOOR OF WILL'S MASTERPIECE 73

22. THE SECOND FLOOR OF WILL'S MASTERPIECE 75

23. THE OUTSIDE OF TED'S HOUSE 79

24. JILL'S KITCHEN IN BLACK AND WHITE 83

25. THE FIRST FLOOR OF TED'S HOUSE