The diamond on her finger twinkled in the fire - light
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It grew darker , the fire - light shining over the room
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In europe , the combination of steel , flint and tinder remained the main method of fire - lighting until the mid 19th century
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Fire - lighting was revolutionised by the discovery of phosphorus , isolated in 1669 by a german alchemist trying to transmute silver into gold
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Percussion methods of fire - lighting date back to paleolithic times , when some stone age tool - makers discovered that chipping flints produced sparks
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Impressed by the element ' s combustibility , several 17th century chemists used it to manufacture fire - lighting devices , but the results were dangerously inflammable
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Mr . lorry was expected back presently from the banking house . miss pross had lighted the lamp , but had put it aside in a corner , that they might enjoy the fire - light undisturbed