| My first sensation, as I stepped off the ladder to the checkerwork inside the stove, was relief. |
| On his wise shoulders through the checkerwork of leaves the sun flung spangles, dancing coins. |
| Masses of flue-dust had clogged the holes in the checkerwork and reduced its power for holding heat. |
| I learned on coming up that he was trying to tell me not to approach the combustion chamber adjoining the checkerwork. |
