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working it against the sides, and whilst it is 

 still soft insert the granite cubes, pressing them 

 down into the mortar, but leaving their upper 

 surfaces slightly higher than the bricks. 



When the space is completely filled in this 

 manner, go over it with a flat board and mallet, 

 beating down the cubes until they are all level 

 with the bricks and you have obtained a flat 

 surface. 



In this part of the process some of the 

 mortar will necessarily be displaced, and will 

 appear on the surface, whence it may be 

 removed with a trowel and transferred to the 

 next space. In twelve hours all will be set 

 hard, and the surface may be washed with a 

 hard brush to improve its appearance. 



If pebbles are used for filling, they should be 

 laid end on in dry sand, levelling their tops 

 with the board and mallet, and then securing 

 them in place by a grouting of liquid cement 

 (Portland cement and water mixed to the con- 

 sistency of cream) poured amongst them from 

 a pail until it rises well above the middle of the 

 pebbles. 



