"But what have you been doing since ?" "Shoveling a ton or two of gravel.

Then I assisted in jacking up one side of the engine." "Why?
Did you enjoy it ?" George laughed; he had, as it happened, experienced a curious pleasure in the work.

He was accustomed to the more vigorous sports; but, after all, they led to no tangible results, and in this respect his recent task was different--one, as he thought of it, could see what one had done.

He had been endowed with some ability of strictly practical description, though it had so far escaped development.
"Yes," he responded.

"I enjoyed it very much." The girl regarded him with a trace of curiosity.
"Was that because work of the kind is new to you ?" "No," George answered.