"
The area of thin ice was not very narrow, and he was becoming but
a dim and shadowy outline to the girls. Lottie was now screaming
for his return. Having crossed the overflowed space and absolutely
assured himself that there was no danger, he returned more rapidly
and found Carrie trying to calm her companion.
"Oh," sobbed Lottie, "my feet are wet and almost frozen. The ice
underneath may have borne you, but it won't bear all three of us.
Oh, dear, I wish I hadn't--I wish I was home; and I feel as if I'd
never get there."
"Miss Lottie, I assure you that the ice will hold a ton, but I'll
tell you what I'll do. I shall put you in the sleigh, and Miss
Carrie will drive you over. You two together do not weigh much
more than I do. I'll walk just behind you with my hands on the
back of the sleigh, and if I see the slightest danger I'll lift
you out of the sleigh first and carry you to safety."
This proposition promised so well that she hesitated, and he
lifted her in instantly before she could change her mind, then
helped Carrie in with a quiet pressure of the hand, as much as to
say, "I shall depend on you.
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