"You are, I am sure, an excellent little housewife. It is necessary to purchase immediately all that is wanted for Morel's family to be properly clothed, bedded, and settled in my room, for there is only sufficient for myself as a bachelor, that was brought yesterday. How can we manage to procure instantly all I wish for the Morels?" Miss Dimpleton thought for a moment, and answered: "In a couple of hours you can have all your want; good clothes ready-made, warm and neat, with good clean linen for all the family: two little beds for the children, and one for the grandmother--in short, all that is necessary; but it will cost a great deal of money." "You don't say so! How much?" "Oh, at least--at the very least--five or six hundred francs." "For everything?" "Yes, it is a great sum of money, you see," said Miss Dimpleton opening her large eyes, and shaking her bead. "And we can procure all these things--" "In two hours." "You must be a fairy, neighbor." "Oh, no, it is quite easy. The Temple is only two steps from here, where you will find all of which you are in want." "The Temple?" "Yes, the Temple." "What place is that?" "Don't know the Temple, neighbor?" "No." "It is, nevertheless, here where people like you and I furnish our rooms, and clothe ourselves, when we would be economical. Things are cheaper there than elsewhere, and quite as good." "Really?" "I assure you. Come, now, I suppose--But what did you pay for this great-coat?" "I do not know exactly." "What, neighbor, can't tell how much your great-coat cost you?" "I acknowledge to you in confidence," said Rudolph, smiling, "that I owe for it; now do you understand that I cannot know?" "Oh, neighbor, neighbor, I fear you are a spendthrift!" "Alas! neighbor!" "You must alter in that respect, if you wish us to be good friends; and I already see that we shall be such, you appear so kind! You shall see that you will be glad to have me for a neighbor; for on that account we can assist each other. I will take care of your linen, and you will help me clean my room. I rise very early, and will call you, so that you may not be late at your shop. I'll knock at the wall until you say to me: 'Good-morning, neighbor.'" "It is agreed; you shall wake me, take care of my linen, and I will clean your room." "And you will be very neat?" "Certainly." "And when you wish to make any purchase, you will go to the Temple, because here is an example; your greatcoat cost, I suppose, eighty francs; very well, you could have had it at the Temple for thirty." "Why, that is marvelous! Then you think that with five or six hundred francs, these poor Morels--" "Will be stocked with everything, first-class, for a long time to come." "Neighbor, an idea has just struck me." "Well, what is it about?" "Do you understand household affairs--are you clever at making purchases?" "Yes--rather so," said Miss Dimpleton, with a look of simplicity.