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The Starlight

           GradgrindandLouisa,andMr.Bounderby,andthewhelp,werealsothere.

           ThesunwasfourhourslowerthanwhenSissyandRachaelhadfirstsatdownuponthegrass,beforeameansofenablingtwomentodescendsecurelywasriggedwithpolesandropes.Difficultieshadarisenintheconstructionofthismachine,simpleasitwas;requisiteshadbeenfoundwanting,andmessageshadhadtogoandreturn.Itwasfiveo’clockintheafternoonofthebrightautumnalSunday,beforeacandlewassentdowntotrytheair,whilethreeorfourroughfacesstoodcrowdedclosetogether,attentivelywatchingit:themanatthewindlassloweringastheyweretold.Thecandlewasbroughtupagain,feeblyburning,andthensomewaterwascastin.Thenthebucketwashookedon;andthesoberedmanandanothergotinwithlights,givingtheword‘Loweraway!’

           Astheropewentout,tightandstrained,andthewindlasscreaked,therewasnotabreathamongtheoneortwohundredmenandwomenlookingon,thatcameasitwaswonttocome.Thesignalwasgivenandthewindlassstopped,withabundantropetospare.Apparentlysolonganintervalensuedwiththemenatthewindlassstandingidle,thatsomewomenshriekedthatanotheraccidenthadhappened!Butthesurgeonwhoheldthewatch,declaredfiveminutesnottohaveelapsedyet,andsternlyadmonishedthemtokeepsilence.Hehadnotwelldonespeaking,whenthewindlasswasreversedandworkedagain.Practisedeyesknewthatitdidnotgoasheavilyasitwouldifbothworkmenhadbeencomingup,andthatonlyonewasreturning.

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