industry,
it must be admitted that it did then and their farm great credit.
In the mean time, Edward and Humphrey, after the first greetings were
over, had walked out to converse, while Pablo had taken the horses
into the stable.
"Well, Humphrey how do you get on?"
"Very well," replied Humphrey. "I have just finished a very tough job.
I have dug out the saw-pit, and have sawed the slabs for the sides of
the pit, and made it quite secure. The large fir-tree that was blown
down is now at the pit, ready for sawing up into planks, and Pablo and
I are to commence to-morrow. At first we made but a bad hand of sawing
off the slabs, but before we had cut them all, we got on pretty well
Pablo don't much like it, and indeed no more do I much, it is such
mechanical work, and so tiring; but he does not complain--I do not
intend that he shall saw more than two days in a week; that will be
sufficient: we shall get on fast enough.
"You are right, Humphrey; it is an old saying, that you must not work
a willing horse to death. Pablo is very willing, but hard work he is
not accustomed to.
"Well, now you must come and look at my flock of goats, Edward, they
are not far off. I have taught Holdfast to take care of them, and he
never leaves them now, and brings them home at night.
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