Thenextday,the22ndofMay,thearrangementoftheirnewdwellingwascommenced.Infact,thesettlerslongedtoexchangetheinsufficientshelteroftheChimneysforthislargeandhealthyretreat,inthemidstofsolidrock,andshelteredfromthewaterbothoftheseaandsky.Theirformerdwellingwasnot,however,tobeentirelyabandoned,fortheengineerintendedtomakeamanufactoryofitforimportantworks.CyrusHarding’sfirstcarewastofindoutthepositionofthefrontofGraniteHousefromtheoutside.Hewenttothebeach,andasthepickaxewhenitescapedfromthehandsofthereportermusthavefallenperpendicularlytothefootofthecliff,thefindingitwouldbesufficienttoshowtheplacewheretheholehadbeenpiercedinthegranite.

           Thepickaxewaseasilyfound,andtheholecouldbeseeninaperpendicularlineabovethespotwhereitwasstuckinthesand.Somerockpigeonswerealreadyflyinginandoutofthenarrowopening;theyevidentlythoughtthatGraniteHousehadbeendiscoveredonpurposeforthem.Itwastheengineer’sintentiontodividetherightportionofthecavernintoseveralrooms,precededbyanentrancepassage,andtolightitbymeansoffivewindowsandadoor,piercedinthefront.Pencroftwasmuchpleasedwiththefivewindows,buthecouldnotunderstandtheuseofthedoor,sincethepassageofferedanaturalstaircase,throughwhichitwouldalwaysbeeasytoenterGraniteHouse.