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           Itwasimportantthatthetreesshouldbequicklyfelledandcutup,fortheycouldnotbeusedwhileyetgreen,andsometimewasnecessarytoallowthemtogetseasoned.Thecarpenters,therefore,workedvigorouslyduringthemonthofApril,whichwastroubledonlybyafewequinoctialgalesofsomeviolence.MasterJupaidedthemdexterously,eitherbyclimbingtothetopofatreetofastentheropesorbylendinghisstoutshoulderstocarrytheloppedtrunks.

           Allthistimberwaspiledupunderalargeshed,builtneartheChimneys,andthereawaitedthetimeforuse.

           ThemonthofAprilwastolerablyfine,asOctoberoftenisinthenorthernzone.Atthesametimeotherworkwasactivelycontinued,andsoonalltraceofdevastationdisappearedfromtheplateauofProspectHeights.Themillwasrebuilt,andnewbuildingsroseinthepoultry-yard.Ithadappearednecessarytoenlargetheirdimensions,forthefeatheredpopulationhadincreasedconsiderably.Thestablenowcontainedfiveonagers,fourofwhichwerewellbroken,andallowedthemselvestobeeitherdrivenorridden,andalittlecolt.Thecolonynowpossessedaplow,towhichtheonagerswereyokedlikeregularYorkshireorKentuckyoxen.Thecolonistsdividedtheirwork,andtheirarmsnevertired.Thenwhocouldhaveenjoyedbetterhealththantheseworkers,andwhatgoodhumorenlivenedtheeveningsinGraniteHouseastheyformedathousandplansforthefuture!

           AsamatterofcourseAyrtonsharedthecommonlotineveryrespect,andtherewasnolongeranytalkofhisgoingtoliveatthecorral.

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