"
"If handsomeness means solidity--no. Still, they'll do. Can you give
me the lengths for these strips?" and Roger waved his saw at his cousin
as if he were so impatient to begin that he could not wait to study out
the lengths for himself.
"For the one I made for the attic," replied his cousin, "I cut four
strips each two inches wide and twenty-one inches long for the front
legs and four strips each two inches wide and twenty-five inches long
for the back legs. Then there were two two-inch strips seventeen
inches long to go under the seat to strengthen it front and back, and
two two-inch strips each thirteen inches long to go under the seat and
strengthen it on the sides. That's all the stock you need except the
box."
"I suppose you've got a particular box in mind to fit those sizes."
"Those sizes fit the box, rather. Yes, I got a grocery box that was
about eighteen inches long and thirteen wide and eleven deep. I saw
one here just like it before I gave you those measurements, so you can
go ahead sawing while I pull off one side of the box--the cover has
gone already but we don't need it.
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