The next day was Fast Day; all the world fasted, at least from labor.
"However, the screw was made, and it fitted nicely.

The clouds cleared, and we were likely to have a good night.

I put up my instrument, but scarcely had the screw-driver touched the new screw than out it flew from its socket, rolled along the floor of the 'walk,' dropped quietly through a crack into the gutter of the house-roof.

I heard it click, and felt very much like using language unbecoming to a woman's mouth.
"I put my eye down to the crack, but could not see it.

There was but one thing to be done,--the floor-boards must come up.