He twisted them and crumpled them and bent them backward and forward and tore them.

Then, the light at this window being too weak, he went to one of the broad windows where a stronger stream of light came out, and examined them anew.

Sam, still sitting in his chair, nodded in satisfied approval.

He liked that kind of inspection.

Mr.Stevens brought the samples back.
"They are excellent, so far as I am able to judge," he announced.
"These are samples made by yourselves from marsh products ?" "Yes," Sam assured him.