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           Theywouldnotdoubtlesshavetheadvantagesofthewickswhichareimpregnatedwithboracicacid,andwhichvitrifyastheyburnandareentirelyconsumed,butCyrusHardinghavingmanufacturedabeautifulpairofsnuffers,thesecandleswouldbegreatlyappreciatedduringthelongeveningsinGraniteHouse.

           Duringthismonththerewasnowantofworkintheinterioroftheirnewdwelling.Thejoinershadplentytodo.Theyimprovedtheirtools,whichwereveryrough,andaddedothersalso.

           Scissorsweremadeamongotherthings,andthesettlerswereatlastabletocuttheirhair,andalsotoshave,oratleasttrimtheirbeards.Herberthadnone,Nebbutlittle,buttheircompanionswerebristlinginawaywhichjustifiedthemakingofthesaidscissors.

           Themanufactureofahand-sawcostinfinitetrouble,butatlastaninstrumentwasobtainedwhich,whenvigorouslyhandled,coulddividetheligneousfibersofthewood.Theythenmadetables,seats,cupboards,tofurnishtheprincipalrooms,andbedsteads,ofwhichallthebeddingconsistedofgrassmattresses.Thekitchen,withitsshelves,onwhichrestedthecookingutensils,itsbrickstove,lookedverywell,andNebworkedawaythereasearnestlyasifhewasinachemist’slaboratory.

           Butthejoinershadsoontobereplacedbycarpenters.Infact,thewaterfallcreatedbytheexplosionrenderedtheconstructionoftwobridgesnecessary,oneonProspectHeights,theotherontheshore.

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