at this corner--No, tie 'em together first--they don't reach half
high enough yet--Oh! they'll do well enough; don't be particular--
Here, Bill! catch hold of this rope--Will the roof bear?--Mind
that loose slate--Oh, it's coming down!  Heads below!' (a loud
crash)--`Now, who did that?--It was Bill, I fancy--Who's to go
down the chimney?--Nay, I shan't! YOU do it!--That I won't,

 *
 * <p>This class is not intended as a direct analogue of any existing "option" or "maybe" construct
 * from other programming environments, though it may bear some similarities.
 *
 * <p>An instance of this class is serializable if its reference is absent or is a serializable
 * object.
 *

 *
 * <p>This class is not intended as a direct analogue of any existing "option" or "maybe" construct
 * from other programming environments, though it may bear some similarities.
 *
 * <p>An instance of this class is serializable if its reference is absent or is a serializable
 * object.
 *

at this corner--No, tie 'em together first--they don't reach half
high enough yet--Oh! they'll do well enough; don't be particular--
Here, Bill! catch hold of this rope--Will the roof bear?--Mind
that loose slate--Oh, it's coming down!  Heads below!' (a loud
crash)--`Now, who did that?--It was Bill, I fancy--Who's to go
down the chimney?--Nay, I shan't! YOU do it!--That I won't,