the work went bravely on；the inventor very frequentlymounting his horse，and riding over to see how it proceeded.
when the frame was up，and the building approached itscompletion，the engineer rode over to monticello to obtain a sup-ply of money，and to get some directions about the saws.
jefferson kept him to dinner；and when the cloth was re-moved and wine sat upon the table，he turned to his guest，andwith an air of much satisfaction，exclaimed：
“and so，you like my mill.”
“i do，sir，indeed，very much；it is certainly one of thegreatest improvements in the construction of saw mills i ever wit-nessed.”
“you think the sails are so hung that it cannot fail to work？”
“certainly；it must work，it cannot help it.”
“and there's always a wind upon that hill；if it does not comeup one valley，it is sure to come up the other；and the hill is sohigh and steep that there is nothing to interrupt the full sweep ofthe wind，come which way it will.you think，then，on thewhole，that the thing cannot fail of complete success？”
“i should think so，sir，but for one thing.”
“ah！what's that？”
“i have been wondering in my own mind，how you are to getup your saw-logs.”
jefferson threw up his hands and eyes：“i never thought ofthat！”
the mill was abandoned，of course.
工作在大胆地进行着；发明人经常骑马过去看看进展情况。
当架子搭上去，建筑接近完工的时候，工程师骑马到蒙蒂塞罗，一是要取备好的钱，二是想得到一些关于锯子的指示。
杰斐逊留他吃饭；当桌布被撤去，葡萄酒被放在桌子上时，他转向他的客人，带着满意的神情说：“这么说，你喜欢我的工厂。”
“是的，先生，确实，非常喜欢；它肯定是我所见过的对锯木厂建筑的最伟大的改进。”
“你认为这些翼板这样挂不会不转动吧？”
“当然，它肯定会转动，它不能不转的。”
“而且那山上总有一股风；如果它不从这一个山谷吹来，它肯定会从另一个山谷吹来；山又那么高，那么陡，不管风从哪个方向来，什么也阻挡了它直吹进来。那么，总的来说，你认为这事不会不成功吧？”
“我认为应该这样，先生，但有一件事情。”
“啊！什么事？”
“我脑子里一直在想，你怎样把要锯的木头弄上去？”
杰斐逊举起双手，惊呆了：“我从来也没有想过这个！”
当然，这个工厂最终被放弃了。