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           Theblowingoperationhadgivenacylinderofglassterminatedbytwohemisphericcaps,whichwereeasilydetachedbymeansofasharpirondippedincoldwater;then,bythesameproceeding,thiscylinderwascutlengthways,andafterhavingbeenrenderedmalleablebyasecondheating,itwasextendedonaplateandspreadoutwithawoodenroller.

           Thefirstpanewasthusmanufactured,andtheyhadonlytoperformthisoperationfiftytimestohavefiftypanes.ThewindowsatGraniteHouseweresoonfurnishedwithpanes;notverywhite,perhaps,butstillsufficientlytransparent.

           Astobottlesandtumblers,thatwasonlyplay.Theyweresatisfiedwiththem,besides,justastheycamefromtheendofthetube.Pencrofthadaskedtobeallowedto"blow"inhisturn,anditwasgreatfunforhim;butheblewsohardthathisproductionstookthemostridiculousshapes,whichheadmiredimmensely.

           CyrusHardingandHerbert,whilehuntingoneday,hadenteredtheforestoftheFarWest,ontheleftbankoftheMercy,and,asusual,theladwasaskingathousandquestionsoftheengineer,whoansweredthemheartily.

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