I received it immediately; it is a short and comprehensive one:

L _s._ _d._

Board and Lodging 5 5 0

Sundries 1 13 6

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Total L6 18 6

I can understand "lodging"; but "board" is a new word to me. I like to

know what it is I have to pay for, and I open my dictionary.

"Board (subst.), _planche_."

_Planche!_ Why does the woman charge me for a _planche_? Oh! I have

it--that's the bed, of course.

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