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"The circumstance the coincidence was so unusual that I did not stop to think of manners." "The coincidence what coincidence?" said Telford, watching intently. But Hagar had himself well in hand. He showed nothing of his suspicions. "That you should be there listening, and that the song should be one which no two people, meeting casually, were likely to know."
"Min, dear," he said gently, "you have been hurt not seriously, I hope. I must leave you for a minute while I run for help I will not be long." "Come back," said Min in a low but distinct tone. He paused impatiently. "It is of no use to get help," Min went on calmly. "I'm dying I know it. Oh, my God!" She pressed her hand to her side and writhed. Telford turned desperately to the door.
The excellence of the roads constructed by Mr. Telford through the formerly inaccessible counties of North Wales was the theme of general praise; and their superiority, compared with those of the richer and more level districts in the midland and western English counties, becoming the subject of public comment, he was called upon to execute like improvements upon that part of the post-road which extended between Shrewsbury and the metropolis.
One day a youth expatiated to him in very large terms about a friend of his, who had done this and that, and made so and so, and could do all manner of wonderful things. Telford listened with great attention, and when the youth had done he quietly asked, with a twinkle in his eye, "Pray, can your friend lay eggs?" When in society he gave himself up to it, and thoroughly enjoyed it.
The first works carried out at Peterhead were of a comparatively limited character, the old piers of the south harbour having been built by Smeaton; but improvements proceeded apace with the enterprise and wealth of the inhabitants. Mr. Rennie, and after him Mr. Telford, fully reported as to the capabilities of the port and the best means of improving it. Mr.
A lad cannot do better than lay a good foundation of general knowledge and general literature during the period when he is engaged in forming his mind: a young man once fairly launched in life may safely confine himself for a time to the studies that bear directly upon his own special chosen subject. The thing that Telford began closely to investigate was lime.
The first of these mighty archways is the Pont Cysylltau aqueduct which carries the Ellesmere Canal across the wide valley of the Dee, known as the Vale of Llangollen; the second is the Chirk aqueduct, which takes it over the lesser glen of a minor tributary, the Ceriog. Both these beautiful works were designed and carried out entirely by Telford.
I suppose some of the Corner saints set you on me. You'll never cross my threshold." Telford returned her defiant gaze unflinchingly. His dark-blue eyes, magnetic in their power and sweetness, looked gravely, questioningly, into Min's stormy orbs. Slowly the fire and anger faded out of her face and her head drooped. "I ain't fit for you to talk to anyway," she said with a sort of sullen humility.
"Bring me a cup of tea in my bedroom I don't want anything to eat and then I'll come down and see this person." She forced herself to add, "I suppose it's a Mrs. Piper?" The girl answered at once, "She didn't give her name, ma'am. She just said that she wanted to see you, and that it was urgent. She's not got very long; she wants to catch the six o'clock train from Telford.
For these Telford was not responsible. He was called upon to make the canal, and he did so in the best manner. Engineers are not required to speculate as to the commercial value of the works they are required to construct; and there were circumstances connected with the scheme of the Caledonian Canal which removed it from the category of mere commercial adventures.
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