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           Besides,CyrusHardinghopedlatertoestablishanhydraulicapparatus,whichwouldavoidallfatigueandlossoftime,fortheinhabitantsofGraniteHouse.

           Thesettlerssoonbecamehabituatedtotheuseofthisladder.Theywerelightandactive,andPencroft,asasailor,accustomedtorunupthemastsandshrouds,wasabletogivethemlessons.ButitwasalsonecessarytogivethemtoTop.Thepoordog,withhisfourpaws,wasnotformedforthissortofexercise.ButPencroftwassuchazealousmaster,thatTopendedbyproperlyperforminghisascents,andsoonmountedtheladderasreadilyashisbrethreninthecircus.Itneednotbesaidthatthesailorwasproudofhispupil.However,morethanoncePencrofthoistedhimonhisback,whichTopnevercomplainedof.

           Itmustbementionedhere,thatduringtheseworks,whichwereactivelyconducted,forthebadseasonwasapproaching,thealimentaryquestionwasnotneglected.Everyday,thereporterandHerbert,whohadbeenvotedpurveyorstothecolony,devotedsomehourstothechase.Asyet,theyonlyhuntedinJacamarWood,ontheleftoftheriver,because,forwantofabridgeorboat,theMercyhadnotyetbeencrossed.Alltheimmensewoods,towhichthenameoftheForestsoftheFarWesthadbeengiven,werenotexplored.Theyreservedthisimportantexcursionforthefirstfinedaysofthenextspring.ButJacamarWoodwasfullofgame;kangaroosandboarsabounded,andthehuntersiron-tippedspearsandbowsandarrowsdidwonders.

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