They took their places upon the back seat, while Amos and Jonas sat upon another seat, which they had placed in, before.

Oliver came running with a bucket, which he put in under the forward seat, and then he jumped on behind, standing upon the end of the runner, and clinging to the corner of the sleigh, close to Isabella's shoulder.
Kate set off at a rapid trot down the road, which led to the pond.

The sleigh went very easily, for the road was smooth.

There had been rain and thaws lately, and cold weather after them, so that the surface of the road had melted, and then become frozen again; and this made it icy.

They found the ice of the pond in the same state.