▁request , ▁a ▁little , ▁inform al ▁study ▁group ▁which ▁met ▁year ▁after ▁year ▁in ▁Adams ' ▁house . ▁Tow ard ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Par s ons ' ▁career , ▁German ▁systems ▁the or ist ▁Nik las ▁Lu h mann ▁also ▁attended ▁his ▁lect ures . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁Par s ons ▁bought ▁his ▁famous ▁farm house ▁in ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁for ▁$ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁in ▁a ▁wood ed ▁area ▁near ▁the ▁small ▁town ▁of ▁Ac worth , ▁but ▁Par s ons ▁often , ▁in ▁his ▁writing , ▁referred ▁to ▁it ▁as ▁" the ▁farm house ▁in ▁Al st ead ." ▁The ▁farm house ▁was ▁not ▁big ▁and ▁impress ive ; ▁indeed , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁very ▁hum ble ▁structure ▁with ▁almost ▁no ▁modern ▁util ities . ▁The ▁farm house ▁still ▁became ▁central ▁to ▁Par s ons ' ▁life , ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁most ▁important ▁works ▁were ▁written ▁in ▁its ▁peace ▁and ▁quiet . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁Susan ▁Kings bury , ▁a ▁pione er ▁of ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁in ▁America , ▁wrote ▁to ▁Par s ons ▁and ▁offered ▁him ▁a ▁position ▁at ▁Bry n ▁M aw r ▁College ; ▁however , ▁Par s ons ▁decl ined ▁the ▁offer ▁because , ▁as ▁he ▁wrote ▁to ▁Kings bury , ▁" ne ither ▁sal ary ▁nor ▁rank ▁is ▁really ▁definitely ▁above ▁what ▁I ▁enjoy ▁here ." ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁academic ▁year ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 9 –