How fast it grows cold! It freezes now.

I was in hopes we should have one more mild day.

But we can't get a roof on after this." "Won't it make good skating on the pond," asked Rollo, "if the water freezes now ?" "Yes, indeed," said Oliver.

"I shouldn't be surprised if there was skating there to-night.

It's only a thin sheet of water over the ice and snow.