water. If the river rose much more, some of the buildings would be in danger of sliding into its rushing currents. Jim was especially concerned about the McCullys’ house, which had been under construction and was nearly finished. The simple fact was that the brand-new house had to be dismantled and moved back about a hundred yards. Work crews had to redo work they had already done. Even having accepted this necessity, carrying out their plans was difficult. Working in the rain was next to impossible,