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The Van Dwellers: A Strenuous Quest for a Home
The Van Dwellers: A Strenuous Quest for a HomeWe had never lived in New York. This fact...
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The Van Dwellers: A Strenuous Quest for a Home
We had never lived in New York. This fact will develop anyway, as I proceed, but somehow it seems fairer to everybody to state it in the first sentence and have it over with. Still, we had heard of flats in a vague way, and as we drew near the Metropolis the Little Woman bought papers of the train boy and began to read advertisements under the head of "Flats and Apartments to Let."[Pg 2] I remember that we wondered then what was the difference. Now, having tried both, we are wiser. The difference ranges from three hundred dollars a year up. There are also minor details, such as palms in the vestibule, exposed plumbing, and uniformed hall serviceperhaps an elevator, but these things are immaterial. The price is the difference. We bought papers, as I have said. It was the beginning of our downfall, and the first step was easyeven alluring. We compared prices and descriptions and put down addresses. The descriptions were all that could be desired and the prices absurdly modest. We had heard that living in the city was expensive; now we put down the street and number of "four large light rooms and improvements, $18.00," and were properly indignant at[Pg 3] those who had libeled the landlords of Gotham. ......Buy Now (To Read More)
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Ebook Number: 28101
Author: Paine, Albert Bigelow
Release Date: Feb 17, 2009
Format: eBook
Language: English
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