"It almost looks as if we were going to be snowed in." "Snowed in ?" echoed Sam.

"Oh, don't say that!" The boys were somewhat stiff after their long skate of the day before, and it took them some minutes to pull themselves together.

Then the curtain was pushed aside, and the fire started up with some dry brushwood from the pile on which they had slept.

Soon breakfast was ready, and this warmed them up and put new life in them.
"No use to linger here," announced the guide.

"It won't git no better an' it may git a heap sight worse.