Lime-makingmaylaborunderobjections，consideredgenerically，butthismethodofconductingthebusinessissusceptibleofadvantageousimitation。Itshouldcommenditselfatoncetotheatricalmanagersforabitofstageeffect。Evidentlyitisharmless。Nolessevidentlyitischeap;andinsomecasesitmightworkadoublebenefit。Impresariosmightthusconsumeallthepublicstatuaryaboutthetowntotheartisticeducationofthecommunity，besidesproducingmostrealisticresultsinthetheatre。
ThroughthecourtesyofsomeofthelaborersIwaspermittedtoenterasmallkilninwhichtheywerethenatwork。Iwentincautiously，andcameoutwithsomehaste，forthefumesoftheburning，whichquitefilledtheplace，mademefeelmyintrusiontoopoignantly。
Iamwillingtobelievetheworkthoroughlyenjoyablewhenonceyoubecomeusedtoit。Inthemeantime，Ishouldchooseitsalternative，——thepleasuresofadirtyfishingboatinanastyseaway，——ifIwereunfortunateenoughtomakeoneofthepopulation。Iliketobreathewithoutthinkingofit。
Thecharcoalusedintheprocesscame，theytoldme，fromNoto。
Ifeltathrillofprideinhearingthelandofmycourtingthusdistinctivelyspokenof，althoughthementionwerenotbywayofanyremarkablemerit。Atleasttheplacewashonorablyknownbeyonditsownborders;hadinfactacertainprestige。Fortheyadmittedtherewascharcoalintheirownprovince，butthebest，theyallagreed，camefromtheirneighboroverthesea。Theyspoketoappreciativeears。IwasonlytooreadytobelievethatthebestofanythingcamefromNoto。Didtheylaymyinteresttothescoreoflime-making，Iwonder，orweretheyinpartundeceivedwhenIaskedifNotowerevisiblefromwherewewere？