8/24 As soon as Forester saw the fire, he exclaimed, "Ah! they are putting a tire upon a wheel; that's quite fortunate; we'll go across and see them." So they left the path under the trees where they had been walking, and went obliquely across the street toward the fire. Marco saw that there was a large blacksmith's shop there. It was a very neat-looking building, painted red. There was a large door in the front, and a very low window, with a shutter hanging over it, by the side of the door. The fire was in the form of a ring. |