Mrs。Bhaerwasright；peacewasonlyatemporarylull，astormwasbrewing，andtwodaysafterBessleft，amoralearthquakeshookPlumfieldtoitscentre。
Tommy’shenswereatthebottomofthetrouble，foriftheyhadnotpersistedinlayingsomanyeggs，hecouldnothavesoldthemandmadesuchsums。Moneyistherootofallevil，andyetitissuchausefulrootthatwecannotgetonwithoutitanymorethanwecanwithoutpotatoes。
Tommycertainlycouldnot，forhespenthisincomesorecklessly，thatMr。Bhaerwasobligedtoinsistonasavings-bank，andpresentedhimwithaprivateone­；animposingtinedifice，withthenameoverthedoor，andatallchimney，downwhichthepenniesweretogo，theretorattletemptinglytillleavewasgiventoopenasortoftrap-doorinthefloor。
Thehouseincreasedinweightsorapidly，thatTommysoonbecamesatisfiedwithhisinvestment，andplannedtobuyunheard-oftreasureswithhiscapital。
Hekeptaccountofthesumsdeposited，andwaspromisedthathemightbreakthebankassoonashehadfivedollars，onconditionthathespentthemoneywisely。Onlyonedollarwasneeded，andthedayMrs。Jopaidhimforfourdozeneggs，hewassodelighted，thatheracedofftothebarntodisplaythebrightquarterstoNat，whowasalsolayingbymoneyforthelong-desiredviolin。