Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 91
hich we had been doing, but we foundit easier to do a days work that began at eighta.m. and ended at four p.m. than one that took upthe hours between midnight and our customaryrising hour. We were learning how to swing theshovel to better advantage, and we were not halfso weary when our days toil… … PUTTING UP A SHIELD WHERE THE TUNNEL IS ABOUTTO BREAK OUT OF THE ROCK. had been straws, and flung them headlong into themud. I happened to catch a fleeting glimpse ofall this while I snatched desperately at somethingto keep from being blown along with them. Atthe very same instant, the lights went…
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