Hardy said that he had no doubt, if the earth was
properly puddled, or stamped when wet, that it would keep the water
from coming through.
In the afternoon Mrs. Hardy, Maud, and Ethel were taken a ride
round the property, and were fortunate enough to see some
ostriches, to the great delight of the girls.
At tea Mr. Hardy said: "There is one very important point connected
with our place which has hitherto been unaccountably neglected. Do
any of you know what it is?"
The boys and their sisters looked at each other in great perplexity,
and in vain endeavored to think of any important omission.
"I mean," their father said at last, "the place has no name. I
suggest that we fix upon one at once. It is only marked in the
government plan as Lot 473. Now, what name shall it be?"
Innumerable were the suggestions made, but none met with universal
approbation. At last Mrs. Hardy said: "I have heard in England of a
place called Mount Pleasant, though I confess I do not know where
it is. Now, what do you say to Mount Pleasant? It is a mount, and
we mean it to be a very pleasant place before we have done with it."
The approval of the suggestion was general, and amid great applause
it was settled that the house and estate should hereafter go by the
name of "Mount Pleasant.
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