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           Annehadamoment’sastonishmentonthesubjectherself;butitwassoonlostinthepleasanterfeelingswhichsprangfromthesightofalltheingeniouscontrivancesandnicearrangementsofCaptainHarville,toturntheactualspacetothebestaccount,tosupplythedeficienciesoflodging-housefurniture,anddefendthewindowsanddoorsagainstthewinterstormstobeexpected.Thevarietiesinthefitting-upoftherooms,wherethecommonnecessariesprovidedbytheowner,inthecommonindifferentplight,werecontrastedwithsomefewarticlesofararespeciesofwood,excellentlyworkedup,andwithsomethingcuriousandvaluablefromallthedistantcountriesCaptainHarvillehadvisited,weremorethanamusingtoAnne;connectedasitallwaswithhisprofession,thefruitofitslabours,theeffectofitsinfluenceonhishabits,thepictureofreposeanddomestichappinessitpresented,madeittoherasomethingmore,orless,thangratification.

           CaptainHarvillewasnoreader;buthehadcontrivedexcellentaccommodations,andfashionedveryprettyshelves,foratolerablecollectionofwell-boundvolumes,thepropertyofCaptainBenwick.Hislamenesspreventedhimfromtakingmuchexercise;butamindofusefulnessandingenuityseemedtofurnishhimwithconstantemploymentwithin.Hedrew,hevarnished,hecarpentered,heglued;hemadetoysforthechildren;hefashionednewnetting-needlesandpinswithimprovements;andifeverythingelsewasdone,satdowntohislargefishing-netatonecorneroftheroom.