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III. The First Act in a Timeworn Drama

           Theeveningfilmsbegantomakenebulouspicturesofthevalleys,butthehighlandsstillwererakedbythedecliningraysofthewintersun,whichglancedonClymashewalkedforward,eyedbyeveryrabbitandfield-farearound,alongshadowadvancinginfrontofhim.

           Ondrawingneartothefurze-coveredbankandditchwhichfortifiedthecaptain’sdwellinghecouldhearvoiceswithin,signifyingthatoperationshadbeenalreadybegun.Attheside-entrancegatehestoppedandlookedover.

           Halfadozenable-bodiedmenwerestandinginalinefromthewell-mouth,holdingaropewhichpassedoverthewell-rollerintothedepthsbelow.Fairway,withapieceofsmallerroperoundhisbody,madefasttooneofthestandards,toguardagainstaccidents,wasleaningovertheopening,hisrighthandclaspingtheverticalropethatdescendedintothewell.

           “Now,silence,folks,”saidFairway.

           Thetalkingceased,andFairwaygaveacircularmotiontotherope,asifhewerestirringbatter.Attheendofaminuteadullsplashingreverberatedfromthebottomofthewell;thehelicaltwisthehadimpartedtotheropehadreachedthegrapnelbelow.

           “Haul!”saidFairway;andthemenwhoheldtheropebegantogatheritoverthewheel.

           “Ithinkwe’vegotsommat,”saidoneofthehaulers-in.

           “Thenpullsteady,”saidFairway.

           Theygatheredupmoreandmore,tillaregulardrippingintothewellcouldbeheardbelow.Itgrewsmarterwiththeincreasingheightofthebucket,andpresentlyahundredandfiftyfeetofropehadbeenpulledin.

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