There was a large pond above the fall, which was made by the dam.

The pond was frozen over, and the ice was covered with snow.

The water was open for a short distance above the edge of the fall, and it was also open below the fall, where there was a great foaming, and tumbling, and whirling of currents.
Oliver looked at it a moment, and then he concluded that it would be better for him to go with Jonas.
"I have seen," said he to himself, "pretty much all of the machinery, and I shall be very tired of waiting here an hour." So he concluded that he would run down, quick, and see if Jonas had gone.
When he got down stairs, and out at the door, he found that the sleigh was not at the post.

He ran around the corner, and saw Jonas at some distance, just at the foot of a hill.

He ran after him, calling, "Jo-nas! Jo-nas!" Just at this time, Jonas stopped to let his horse walk up the hill, and so he heard Oliver calling; for the bells did not make so much noise when the horse was walking, as they did before.
So Jonas stopped until Oliver overtook him; and they went on the rest of the way together.
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