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Updated: May 8, 2025
We must fix that beforehand." "What for? You take over the place as it stands, and you'll find it good enough. Give me the bit of marshland at Isosuo, and the oat fields adjoining, and the little copse that's fenced in with it, and that's all I want. You can let me take what timber I want from your part, for building and such." "Ho, so you think that's fair, do you?" said his brother eagerly.
And there's all Isosuo marsh you've that to drain and cultivate. When are you going to begin? "'Drain the marsh? How could you think of that? "'Why shouldn't I? I'm your sister. It will be a big piece of work father himself never ventured to try it but you're a bigger man than your father a big, strong man.... "'Sister! Now I simply must give you a kiss.
"On the little hill beside Isosuo marsh that's where I thought." "Isosuo marsh?" cried the trees, looking in wonder first at one another and then at Olof himself. Then they smiled triumphantly. "Bravo!" they cried in chorus. "Bravo, and good luck go with your building, and prosperity roof over all! 'Tis good to see there's some that still dare begin life for themselves in the forest."
"'Tis that I'm hoping to do that and no more." "But what do folk say to it? Don't they think you're mad?" "They call me nothing as yet, for I've not told any of what I'm doing." "Just as well, perhaps," said the trees. And they fell to talking of Isosuo, of drains and ditching, the nature of the soil, and all that Olof would have to do.
"And how we came home after, and began...." They had reached the window now. "Look!" said Olof suddenly, pointing out. Down in the valley lay the marsh of Isosuo, spreading away almost immeasurably on every side. At the edge of the water two big channels were being cut, in front were a host of workmen clearing timber, while others behind them dug the channels in the soil.
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