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At
last
,
for
one
reason
or
another
,
the
month
of
June
brought
the
cold
with
its
accustomed
intensity
,
and
the
settlers
were
often
confined
to
Granite
House
.
Ah
!
how
wearisome
this
imprisonment
was
to
them
,
and
more
particularly
to
Gideon
Spilett
.
"
Look
here
,
"
said
he
to
Neb
one
day
,
"
I
would
give
you
by
notarial
deed
all
the
estates
which
will
come
to
me
some
day
,
if
you
were
a
good
enough
fellow
to
go
,
no
matter
where
,
and
subscribe
to
some
newspaper
for
me
!
Decidedly
the
thing
that
is
most
essential
to
my
happiness
is
the
knowing
every
morning
what
has
happened
the
day
before
in
other
places
than
this
!
"
Neb
began
to
laugh
.
"
'
Pon
my
word
,
"
he
replied
,
"
the
only
thing
I
think
about
is
my
daily
work
!
"
The
truth
was
that
indoors
as
well
as
out
there
was
no
want
of
work
.
The
colony
of
Lincoln
Island
was
now
at
its
highest
point
of
prosperity
,
achieved
by
three
years
of
continued
hard
work
.
The
destruction
of
the
brig
had
been
a
new
source
of
riches
.
Without
speaking
of
the
complete
rig
which
would
serve
for
the
vessel
now
on
the
stocks
,
utensils
and
tools
of
all
sorts
,
weapons
and
ammunition
,
clothes
and
instruments
,
were
now
piled
in
the
storerooms
of
Granite
House
.
It
had
not
even
been
necessary
to
resort
again
to
the
manufacture
of
the
coarse
felt
materials
.
Though
the
colonists
had
suffered
from
cold
during
their
first
winter
,
the
bad
season
might
now
come
without
their
having
any
reason
to
dread
its
severity
.
Linen
was
plentiful
also
,
and
besides
,
they
kept
it
with
extreme
care
.
From
chloride
of
sodium
,
which
is
nothing
else
than
sea
salt
,
Cyrus
Harding
easily
extracted
the
soda
and
chlorine
.
The
soda
,
which
it
was
easy
to
change
into
carbonate
of
soda
,
and
the
chlorine
,
of
which
he
made
chloride
of
lime
,
were
employed
for
various
domestic
purposes
,
and
especially
in
bleaching
linen
.
Besides
,
they
did
not
wash
more
than
four
times
a
year
,
as
was
done
by
families
in
the
olden
times
,
and
it
may
be
added
,
that
Pencroft
and
Gideon
Spilett
,
while
waiting
for
the
postman
to
bring
him
his
newspaper
,
distinguished
themselves
as
washermen
.
So
passed
the
winter
months
,
June
,
July
,
and
August
.
They
were
severe
,
and
the
average
observations
of
the
thermometer
did
not
give
more
than
eight
degrees
of
Fahrenheit
.
It
was
therefore
lower
in
temperature
than
the
preceding
winter
.
But
then
,
what
splendid
fires
blazed
continually
on
the
hearths
of
Granite
House
,
the
smoke
marking
the
granite
wall
with
long
,
zebra-like
streaks
!
Fuel
was
not
spared
,
as
it
grew
naturally
a
few
steps
from
them
.
Besides
,
the
chips
of
the
wood
destined
for
the
construction
of
the
ship
enabled
them
to
economize
the
coal
,
which
required
more
trouble
to
transport
.
Men
and
animals
were
all
well
.
Master
Jup
was
a
little
chilly
,
it
must
be
confessed
.
This
was
perhaps
his
only
weakness
,
and
it
was
necessary
to
make
him
a
well-padded
dressing-gown
.
But
what
a
servant
he
was
,
clever
,
zealous
,
indefatigable
,
not
indiscreet
,
not
talkative
,
and
he
might
have
been
with
reason
proposed
as
a
model
for
all
his
biped
brothers
in
the
Old
and
New
Worlds
!
