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           ThisverymatterthatIhavebeenspeakingofisaninstance.Theclueisintendedforseeingeyes!"

           Againweweresilent.ItwasMargaretwhospoke:

           "Father,mayIhavethatchart?Ishouldliketostudyitduringtheday!"

           "Certainly,mydear!"answeredMr.Trelawnyheartily,ashehandedittoher.Heresumedhisinstructionsinadifferenttone,amorematter-of-factonesuitabletoapracticalthemewhichhadnomysteryaboutit:

           "Ithinkyouhadbetterallunderstandtheworkingoftheelectriclightincaseanysuddencontingencyshouldarise.Idaresayyouhavenoticedthatwehaveacompletesupplyineverypartofthehouse,sothatthereneednotbeadarkcorneranywhere.ThisIhadspeciallyarranged.Itisworkedbyasetofturbinesmovedbytheflowingandebbingtide,afterthemanneroftheturbinesatNiagara.Ihopebythismeanstonullifyaccidentandtohavewithoutfailafullsupplyreadyatanytime.ComewithmeandIwillexplainthesystemofcircuits,andpointouttoyouthetapsandthefuses."Icouldnotbutnotice,aswewentwithhimalloverthehouse,howabsolutelycompletethesystemwas,andhowhehadguardedhimselfagainstanydisasterthathumanthoughtcouldforesee.

           Butoutoftheverycompletenesscameafear!Insuchanenterpriseasourstheboundsofhumanthoughtwerebutnarrow.BeyonditlaythevastofDivinewisdom,andDivinepower!

           Whenwecamebacktothecave,Mr.