The visits had been returned in a
short time, and then for awhile all communication with the more
distant visitors had ceased, for the Hardys were too busy to spare
time upon distant rides. One or other of the party at Canterbury,
as the three Englishmen had called their estancia, very frequently
dropped in for a talk, and Mr. Hardy and the boys often rode over
there when work was done, Canterbury was also a young
settlement--only four or five months, indeed, older than Mount
Pleasant--so that its owners, like themselves, had their hands full
of work; but sometimes, when they knew that the Hardys were
particularly hard at work, one or two of them would come over at
daybreak and give their assistance. During the final week's work,
especially just before Mrs. Hardy's arrival, all three came over
and lent their aid, as did the Jamiesons.
As soon as Mrs. Hardy had arrived all their neighbors came over to
call, and a very friendly intercourse was quickly established
between them. As there was no spare bedroom at Mount Pleasant, some
hammocks were made, and hooks were put into the sitting-room walls,
so that the hammocks could be slung at night and taken down in the
morning. The English party always rode back to Canterbury, as the
distance was so short, and the Jamiesons generally did the same;
but Messrs.
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