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been laid out for the writer on the beacon, but his apartment
had been the last which was finished, and he had not yet taken
possession of it; for though he generally spent the greater
part of the day, at this time, upon the rock, yet he always
slept on board of the tender.
[Friday, 11th Aug.]
The wind was at S. E. on the 11th, and there was so very
heavy a swell of sea upon the rock that no boat could approach
it.
[Saturday, 12th Aug.]
The gale still continuing from the S.E., the sea broke
with great violence both upon the building and the beacon.
The former being twenty-three feet in height, the upper part
of the crane erected on it having been lifted from course to
course as the building advanced, was now about thirty-six feet
above the rock. From observations made on the rise of the sea
by this crane, the artificers were enabled to estimate its
height to be about fifty feet above the rock, while the sprays
fell with a most alarming noise upon their cabins. At low-
water, in the evening, a signal was made from the beacon, at
the earnest desire of some of the artificers, for the boats to
come to the rock; and although this could not be effected
without considerablehazard, it was, however, accomplished,
when twelve of their number, being much afraid, applied to the
foreman to be relieved, and went on board of the tender. But
the remaining fourteen continued on the rock, with Mr. Peter
Logan, the foremanbuilder. Although this rule of allowing an
option to every man either to remain on the rock or return to
the tender was strictly adhered to, yet, as it would have been
extremely inconvenient to have the men parcelled out in this
manner, it became necessary to embrace the first opportunity
of sending those who had left the beacon to the workyard, with
as little appearance of intention as possible, lest it should
hurt their feelings, or prevent others from actingaccording
to their wishes, either in landing on the rock or remaining on
the beacon.
[Tuesday, 15th Aug.]
The wind had fortunately shifted to the S.W. this
morning, and though a considerablebreach was still upon the
rock, yet the landing-master's crew were enabled to get one
praam-boat, lightly loaded with five stones, brought in safety
to the western creek; these stones were immediately laid by
the artificers, who gladlyembraced the return of good weather
to proceed with their operations. The writer had this day
taken possession of his cabin in the beacon-house. It was
small, but commodious, and was found particularly convenient
in coarse and blowing weather, instead of being obliged to
make a passage to the tender in an open boat at all times,
both during the day and the night, which was often attended
with much difficulty and danger.
[Saturday, 19th Aug.]
For some days past the weather had been occasionally so
thick and foggy that no small difficulty was experienced in
going even between the rock and the tender, though quite at
hand. But the floating light's boat lost her way so far in
returning on board that the first land she made, after rowing
all night, was Fifeness, a distance of about fourteen miles.
The weather having cleared in the morning, the crew stood off
again for the floating light, and got on board in a half-
famished and much exhausted state, having been constantly
rowing for about sixteen hours.
[Sunday, 20th Aug.]
The weather being very favourable to-day, fifty-three
stones were landed, and the builders were not a little
gratified in having built the twenty-second course, consisting
of fifty-one stones, being the first course which had been
completed in one day. This, as a matter of course, produced
three hearty cheers. At twelve noon prayers were read for the
first time on the Bell Rock; those present, counting thirty,
were crowded into the upper apartment of the beacon, where the
writer took a central position, while two of the artificers,
joining hands, supported the Bible.
[Friday, 25th Aug.]
To-day the artificers laid forty-five stones, which
had been the last which was finished, and he had not yet taken
possession of it; for though he generally spent the greater
part of the day, at this time, upon the rock, yet he always
slept on board of the tender.
[Friday, 11th Aug.]
The wind was at S. E. on the 11th, and there was so very
heavy a swell of sea upon the rock that no boat could approach
it.
[Saturday, 12th Aug.]
The gale still continuing from the S.E., the sea broke
with great violence both upon the building and the beacon.
The former being twenty-three feet in height, the upper part
of the crane erected on it having been lifted from course to
course as the building advanced, was now about thirty-six feet
above the rock. From observations made on the rise of the sea
by this crane, the artificers were enabled to estimate its
height to be about fifty feet above the rock, while the sprays
fell with a most alarming noise upon their cabins. At low-
water, in the evening, a signal was made from the beacon, at
the earnest desire of some of the artificers, for the boats to
come to the rock; and although this could not be effected
without considerablehazard, it was, however, accomplished,
when twelve of their number, being much afraid, applied to the
foreman to be relieved, and went on board of the tender. But
the remaining fourteen continued on the rock, with Mr. Peter
Logan, the foremanbuilder. Although this rule of allowing an
option to every man either to remain on the rock or return to
the tender was strictly adhered to, yet, as it would have been
extremely inconvenient to have the men parcelled out in this
manner, it became necessary to embrace the first opportunity
of sending those who had left the beacon to the workyard, with
as little appearance of intention as possible, lest it should
hurt their feelings, or prevent others from actingaccording
to their wishes, either in landing on the rock or remaining on
the beacon.
[Tuesday, 15th Aug.]
The wind had fortunately shifted to the S.W. this
morning, and though a considerablebreach was still upon the
rock, yet the landing-master's crew were enabled to get one
praam-boat, lightly loaded with five stones, brought in safety
to the western creek; these stones were immediately laid by
the artificers, who gladlyembraced the return of good weather
to proceed with their operations. The writer had this day
taken possession of his cabin in the beacon-house. It was
small, but commodious, and was found particularly convenient
in coarse and blowing weather, instead of being obliged to
make a passage to the tender in an open boat at all times,
both during the day and the night, which was often attended
with much difficulty and danger.
[Saturday, 19th Aug.]
For some days past the weather had been occasionally so
thick and foggy that no small difficulty was experienced in
going even between the rock and the tender, though quite at
hand. But the floating light's boat lost her way so far in
returning on board that the first land she made, after rowing
all night, was Fifeness, a distance of about fourteen miles.
The weather having cleared in the morning, the crew stood off
again for the floating light, and got on board in a half-
famished and much exhausted state, having been constantly
rowing for about sixteen hours.
[Sunday, 20th Aug.]
The weather being very favourable to-day, fifty-three
stones were landed, and the builders were not a little
gratified in having built the twenty-second course, consisting
of fifty-one stones, being the first course which had been
completed in one day. This, as a matter of course, produced
three hearty cheers. At twelve noon prayers were read for the
first time on the Bell Rock; those present, counting thirty,
were crowded into the upper apartment of the beacon, where the
writer took a central position, while two of the artificers,
joining hands, supported the Bible.
[Friday, 25th Aug.]
To-day the artificers laid forty-five stones, which
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n.居住(期间)；住宅 (初中英语单词) - timber [´timbə] n.木材；木料；横梁 (初中英语单词)
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- companion [kəm´pæniən] n.同伴；同事；伴侣 (初中英语单词)
- fabric [´fæbrik] n.织物；结构；组织 (初中英语单词)
- writer [´raitə] n.作者；作家 (初中英语单词)
- permanent [´pə:mənənt] a.永久的；不变的 (初中英语单词)
- fortunate [´fɔ:tʃənət] a.幸运的，侥幸的 (初中英语单词)
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- annual [´ænjuəl] a.每年的 n.年刊 (初中英语单词)
- supposed [sə´pəuzd] a.想象的；假定的 (初中英语单词)
- barber [´bɑ:bə] n.理发师 (初中英语单词)
- height [hait] n.高度；顶点；卓越 (初中英语单词)
- expedition [,ekspi´diʃən] n.远征；探险；迅速 (初中英语单词)
- shipping [´ʃipiŋ] n.船运业；船舶(总数) (初中英语单词)
- meantime [´mi:ntaim] n.&ad.其间；同时 (初中英语单词)
- relief [ri´li:f] n.救济；援救；减轻 (初中英语单词)
- sheriff [´ʃerif] n.郡长；行政长官 (初中英语单词)
- consideration [kən,sidə´reiʃən] n.考虑；原因；体谅 (初中英语单词)
- mainly [´meinli] ad.主要地；大体上 (初中英语单词)
- liberal [´libərəl] a.大方的 n.开明的人 (初中英语单词)
- yesterday [´jestədi] n.&ad.昨天；前不久 (初中英语单词)
- violence [´vaiələns] n.猛烈；暴力(行) (初中英语单词)
- advanced [əd´vɑ:nst] a.先进的；高级的 (初中英语单词)
- estimate [´estimət, ´estimeit] n.估计；评价 vt.估价 (初中英语单词)
- earnest [´ə:nist] a.认真的 n.认真；诚恳 (初中英语单词)
- embrace [im´breis] vt.&n.拥抱；采纳；信奉 (初中英语单词)
- intention [in´tenʃən] n.意图；打算；意义 (初中英语单词)
- acting [´æktiŋ] a.代理的 n.演戏 (初中英语单词)
- lightly [´laitli] ad.轻微地，稍微 (初中英语单词)
- western [´westən] a.西的；西方的 (初中英语单词)
- coarse [kɔ:s] a.粗(糙)的；粗鲁的 (初中英语单词)
- occasionally [ə´keiʒənəli] ad.偶然地；非经常地 (初中英语单词)
- apartment [ə´pɑ:tmənt] n.一套房间 (初中英语单词)
- testimony [´testiməni] n.证明；证据；表明 (高中英语单词)
- successive [sək´sesiv] a.相继的；接连的 (高中英语单词)
- hitherto [,hiðə´tu:] ad.至今，迄今 (高中英语单词)
- solitary [´sɔlitəri] a.独居的；孤独的 (高中英语单词)
- lining [´lainiŋ] n.衬里；衬料 (高中英语单词)
- motion [´məuʃən] n.手势 vt.打手势 (高中英语单词)
- delicacy [´delikəsi] n.精美；娇弱，微妙 (高中英语单词)
- patriot [´pætriət] n.爱国者 (高中英语单词)
- critical [´kritikəl] a.批评的；关键性的 (高中英语单词)
- previously [´pri:viəsli] ad.预先；以前 (高中英语单词)
- regularly [´regjuləli] ad.有规律地；经常地 (高中英语单词)
- interpretation [in,tə:pri´teiʃən] n.解释；翻译；表演 (高中英语单词)
- breach [bri:tʃ] n.&v.破坏；违犯 (高中英语单词)
- southward [´sauθwəd] a.&n.向南方向(的) (高中英语单词)
- resident [´rezidənt] a.居住的 n.居民 (高中英语单词)
- hazard [´hæzəd] n.危险 vt.冒…险 (高中英语单词)
- builder [´bildə] n.建筑者；创造者 (高中英语单词)
- strictly [´striktli] ad.严格地 (高中英语单词)
- fortunately [´fɔ:tʃənətli] ad.幸运地 (高中英语单词)
- gladly [´glædli] ad.愉快地，高兴地 (高中英语单词)
- hearty [´hɑ:ti] a.热忱的；强健的 (高中英语单词)
- crowded [´kraudid] a.充(拥)满了的 (高中英语单词)
- exterior [ik´stiəriə] n.&a.外表(的) (英语四级单词)
- foreman [´fɔ:mən] n.领班；陪审团主席 (英语四级单词)
- stature [´stætʃə] n.身高；身材 (英语四级单词)
- surgery [´sə:dʒəri] n.外科；外科手术 (英语四级单词)
- partial [´pɑ:ʃəl] a.部分的；偏袒的 (英语四级单词)
- imperfect [im´pə:fikt] a.不完全的；未完成的 (英语四级单词)
- collector [kə´lektə] n.收款(税)员；收藏家 (英语四级单词)
- edinburgh [´edinbərə] n.爱丁堡 (英语四级单词)
- afloat [ə´fləut] ad.&a.漂浮；在海上 (英语四级单词)
- workmen [´wə:kmen] n.workman的复数 (英语四级单词)
- experienced [ik´spiəriənst] a.有经验的；熟练的 (英语四级单词)
- beacon [´bi:kən] n.灯塔；信标 v.照亮 (英语六级单词)
- fitting [´fitiŋ] a.适当的 n.试衣 (英语六级单词)
- bedding [´bediŋ] n.寝具；垫草；基础 (英语六级单词)
- landing [´lændiŋ] n.登陆；降落；楼梯平台 (英语六级单词)
- applied [ə´plaid] a.实用的，应用的 (英语六级单词)
- inconvenient [,inkən´vi:niənt] a.不方便的 (英语六级单词)
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