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           Happilytherewasnowantoftoolswithwhichtoshapethewood,norofiron-worktomakeitfirm,noroftheingenuityofamanwhohadamarvelousknowledgeofthework,norlastly,thezealofhiscompanions,whoinsevenmonthshadnecessarilyacquiredgreatskillintheuseoftheirtools;anditmustbesaidthatnottheleastskilfulwasGideonSpilett,whoindexterityalmostequaledthesailorhimself."Whowouldeverhaveexpectedsomuchfromanewspaperman!"thoughtPencroft.

           TheconstructionoftheMercybridgelastedthreeweeksofregularhardwork.Theyevenbreakfastedonthesceneoftheirlabors,andtheweatherbeingmagnificent,theyonlyreturnedtoGraniteHousetosleep.

           DuringthisperioditmaybestatedthatMasterJupgrewmoreaccustomedtohisnewmasters,whosemovementshealwayswatchedwithveryinquisitiveeyes.However,asaprecautionarymeasure,Pencroftdidnotasyetallowhimcompleteliberty,rightlywishingtowaituntilthelimitsoftheplateaushouldbesettledbytheprojectedworks.TopandJupweregoodfriendsandplayedwillinglytogether,butJupdideverythingsolemnly.

           Onthe20thofNovemberthebridgewasfinished.Themovablepart,balancedbythecounterpoise,swungeasily,andonlyaslighteffortwasneededtoriseit;betweenitshingeandthelastcross-baronwhichitrestedwhenclosed,thereexistedaspaceoftwentyfeet,whichwassufficientlywidetopreventanyanimalsfromcrossing.

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