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Shecaughtuptheoffendingobject——itwasafairlyheavylumpofglass——andflungitoutofthetreewithallherforce。Ihearditcrashthroughthecucumberframe。Thatmakestheseventhpaneofglassbrokeninthatcucumberframethisweek。Thecoupleinthebranchabovearetheworst。Theirplanofbuildingisthemostextravagant,themostabsurdIeverheardof。Theyhoistuptentimesasmuchmaterialastheycanpossiblyuse;youmightthinktheyweregoingtobuildablock,andletitoutinflatstotheotherrooks。Thenwhattheydon’twanttheyflingdownagain。
Supposewebuiltonsuchaprinciple?SupposeahumanhusbandandwifeweretostarterectingtheirhouseinPiccadillyCircus,letussay;andsupposethemanspentallthedaysteadilycarryingbricksuptheladderwhilehiswifelaidthem,neveraskingherhowmanyshewanted,whethershedidn’tthinkhehadbroughtupsufficient,butjustaccumulatingbricksinasenselessfashion,bringingupeverybrickhecouldfind。Andthensuppose,wheneveningcame,andlookinground,theyfoundtheyhadsometwentycart-loadsofbrickslyingunuseduponthescaffold,theyweretocommenceflingingthemdownintoWaterlooPlace。Theywouldgetthemselvesintotrouble;