Slateyness

The rocks, ovoid and round where they had been worn smooth by the working of the glacier, seemed to change position as the boat moved in toward the shore at an angle, the mountains behind sliding into position and opening out to show the slateyness of the sky.

They attend at the association’s offices, open the sample and cut the beans with a pen knife and examine the interior for slateyness or mould, or other defects.