Nasmyth
- James. 1808–90, British engineer; inventor of the steam hammer (1839)
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Nasmyth was half-asleep when the cook and the leader of the gang came in.
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It was, however, important that Nasmyth should be able to find the tree.
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In fact, he was generally more or less courteous to Nasmyth.
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Nasmyth nodded, for this was a thing he had discovered already.
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“Whether you were warranted or not is, of course, another matter,” said Nasmyth.
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