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In the rooirl

seated on achair, and busily occupied by the light of the fire,

which was ample and of wood With a bill-hook in one hand and a

leather glove,

spars, such as are used by thatchers, with great rapidity She wore a

leather apron for this purpose, which was also ure On her left hand lay a bundle of the straight, sads--the raw ht, a

heap of chips and ends--the refuse--hich the fire was maintained;

in front, a pile of the finished articles To produce thead, looked critically at it froth,

split it into four, and sharpened each of the quarters with dexterous

blohich brought it to a triangular point precisely reseht require ht, a brass candlestick

stood on a little round table, curiously formed of an old coffin-stool,

with a deal top nailed on, the white surface of the latter contrasting

oddly with the black carved oak of the substructure The social