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neighbourhood in general spent many happy hours 

 of idleness in looking on at the erection of the work- 

 shop — idleness of the fascinating kind that borrows 

 occupation from the toil of another, and is conducive 



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to the making of gi-atuitous comment and the con- 

 sumption of tobacco. From previous knowledge of 

 the intelligence that devised and carried out the 

 buikling, it may be conjectured how such ad\4ce 

 would be received ; probably with the mere protrusion 



