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           Thisfacade,situatedataheightofeightyfeetabovetheground,wasexposedtotheeast,andtherisingsunsaluteditwithitsfirstrays.ItwasfoundtobejustatthatpartofthecliffwhichwasbetweentheprojectionatthemouthoftheMercyandaperpendicularlinetracedabovetheheapofrockswhichformedtheChimneys.Thusthewindsfromthenortheastwouldonlystrikeitobliquely,foritwasprotectedbytheprojection.Besides,untilthewindow-framesweremade,theengineermeanttoclosetheopeningswiththickshutters,whichwouldpreventeitherwindorrainfromentering,andwhichcouldbeconcealedinneed.

           Thefirstworkwastomaketheopenings.Thiswouldhavetakentoolongwiththepickaxealone,anditisknownthatHardingwasaningeniousman.Hehadstillaquantityofnitro-glycerineathisdisposal,andheemployeditusefully.Bymeansofthisexplosivesubstancetherockwasbrokenopenattheveryplaceschosenbytheengineer.Then,withthepickaxeandspade,thewindowsanddoorswereproperlyshaped,thejaggededgesweresmoothedoff,andafewdaysalterthebeginningofthework,GraniteHousewasabundantlylightedbytherisingsun,whoserayspenetratedintoitsmostsecretrecesses.

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