Then the man on the ground walked along to the next pole, and he tied the man's rope to the wire and he pulled it up.
And the man on the ground walked along to the corner of the new house, and he took hold of the wire there, and went up the ladder with it, and the wire was hanging in the air all the way from the new house to David's house, but it rested on the two poles between.
Then the men all pulled the wire as tight as it ought to be, and they fastened it to the poles and to the house, just the way it belonged, and they made it go down the corner of the house, and they cut it off at the bottom and left the ends sticking out.
Some other men would come and put wires inside the house, and those other men would put the telephone in so that people could talk with each other when they were far apart.
Then the pole men came down from their poles and the ladder, and they gathered up all their things and put them into the wagon.
And they took off their climbers and put them into the wagon, and they tied the wheels on behind, so that they would drag after the wagon.
And they untied the horses and they all got in, and they drove away, with all their six wheels rattling, and they left David looking after them.
But before they had got far one of the men turned and saw David looking after them, and he saw his cat; and he waved his hand to David, and he waved it to his cat.
Of course, the cat couldn't wave her hand, but David could, and he did, and then the wagon turned the corner, and the wheels rattled after.
And David looked to see where his cart was, for he had forgotten it; and he went to the cart, and took up the handle and walked slowly home.