'This is the second baking they have had,' said Harry.
They were kept in till they were white-hot.
8. When the needles came out, they were put into cold water! What a
hissing and steaming they made! But they had to lie there till they were
quite cool.
9. Then they were taken out and dried. The man said they were hard
enough now, but something else must be done to them to make them able to
bend well without breaking.
10. They were put on an iron plate over a fire, and gently moved about.
Some of them curled up, and had to be taken off.
11. They were given to a woman, who was sitting on a bench with a little
hammer in her hand and a small steel block in front of her. She laid a
curly needle on the block, and hammered it till it was straight, and
then another, and another.
NEEDLES.
PART 4.
clean'-ing
piece
can'-vas
soap
oil
em'-er-y
pow'-der
bun'-dle
man'-gle
a-fraid'
brok'-en
sec'-ond
Fri'-day
points
hun'-gry
laugh'-ing
1. The cleaning of the needles came next.
2. A great many were laid side by side on a piece of canvas, and covered
with paste.
'What is the paste made of?' Harry wanted to know.
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