And yet a miner cannot do without light

4. One day Stephenson was informed that a fire had just broken out.

5. Though it was dangerous to go into the shaft, the engineer let

himself down into it. (56, i — 4.)

6. Are there any men of courage among them, — determined to help

the engineer ? (56, 9.)

7. He promises them that they will get the mastery of the fire. (56, 10.)

8. We shall cause a wall to be erected around {autour de) our garden,

(56, 14) ). Let them make haste (24) to find the means of preventing the recurrence (r^-/^»;-, m.) of such disasters. (56, 22.)

10. Remember that coals are obtained at the cost of human lives.