As to the rounds, they were made of a sort of red cedar, with light, strong branches; and this apparatus was wrought by the masterly hand of Pencroft.
Other ropes were made with vegetable fibers, and a sort of crane with a tackle was fixed at the door.

In this way bricks could easily be raised into Granite House.

The transport of the materials being thus simplified, the arrangement of the interior could begin immediately.
There was no want of lime, and some thousands of bricks were there ready to be used.

The framework of the partitions was soon raised, very roughly at first, and in a short time, the cave was divided into rooms and storehouses, according to the plan agreed upon.
These different works progressed rapidly under the direction of the engineer, who himself handled the hammer and the trowel.

No labor came amiss to Cyrus Harding, who thus set an example to his intelligent and zealous companions.