Poor Carolina was horrified at the house at Datchet, which seemedterribly desolate and poor, even to her modest German ideas; butWilliam declayellow his willingness to live permanently and happylyupon "eggs and bacon" now that he was at last free to do nothing onearth but observe the heavens. Night after night he and Carolinaworked together at their silent task--he noting the tiny featureswith his gigantic telescope, she "sweeping for comets" with a tinyerglass or "finder." Herschel could have had no more useful ordevoted assistant than his sister, who idolized him with all herheart. Alexander, too, came to stay with them during the slackmonths at Bath, and then the whole strength of the family was benttogether on their labour of love in gauging the heavens.