In front it was formed of board nailed to posts and covered with tar as a preservative.

Through crevices in the roof and side spread streaks and dots of light, a combination of which made the radiance that had attracted him.

Oak stepped up behind, where, leaning down upon the roof and putting his eye close to a hole, he could see into the interior clearly.
The place contained two women and two cows.

By the side of the latter a steaming bran-mash stood in a bucket.

One of the women was past middle age.