The chinks of the logs when large were filled with split pieces
of wood; when small they were plugged with moss. A door was made
of hewn planks, and hinged very simply on two pins; one made by
letting the plank project as a point, the other by nailing on a
pin after the door was placed; both pins fitting, of course, into
inch auger holes.
A floor was not needed, but bed bunks were, and in making these
they began already to realize that the cabin was too small. But
now after a week's work it was done. It had a sweet fragrance of
wood and moss, and the pleasure it gave to Rolf at least was
something he never again could expect to find in equal measure
about any other dwelling he might make.
Quonab laid the fire carefully, then lighted his pipe, sang a
little crooning song about the "home spirits," which we call
"household gods," walked around the shanty, offering the pipestem
to each of the four winds in turn, then entering lighted the flre
from his pipe, threw some tobacco and deer hair on the blaze, and
the house-warming was ended.
Nevertheless, they continued to sleep in the tent they had used
all along, for Quonab loved not the indoors, and Rolf was growing
daily more of his mind.
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