To a word of assent join the first half of fright,
Then add what will never be seen in the night.
By such a conjunction we quickly attain
What most men have seen, but can’t see again.
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My first is stately, proud, and grave,
My next will guard your treasure;
My whole, a slow but sturdy slave,
Will wait upon your pleasure.
No. XXXVIII.—SORTING THE COUNTERS
In the upper row of this diagram four white and four black counters are placed alternately.
It is possible, by moving these counters two at a time, to arrange them in four moves as they stand on the lower row. Can you do this? Draughtsmen are handy for solving this puzzle, on a paper ruled as above.