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But she made herself a bank of pillows, and arranged herself by Allan's side so that she could keep fast to his hands without any strain, something as skaters hold. She wrapped a down quilt from the foot of the bed around her mummy-fashion and went on to her third story. Allan's eyes, as she talked on, grew less intent drooped. She felt the relaxation of his hands.
Jonas asked them where they got the wood to build their fire. "All along the shore," said a large boy, with a long stick in his hand. "Let's go and get some more, boys," he added, "and brighten up our fire." So saying, he wheeled round and skated away, the whole crowd of skaters, small and great, following him at full speed.
Carrie and Lucy Poole were paired off with two of the big boys, and they were nowhere near as good skaters as Trix Severn. Yet Trix was neglected. She had to go alone upon the ice, or skate with another girl. There was a reason for this neglect that Trix could not appreciate. Boys do not like to escort a girl who is always "knocking" some other girl.
Visitors were allowed in the castle, but they were obliged to keep moving, having to walk down one side of the castle, and up the other, so as to give those behind a chance to see everything. Ruth and Agnes went up after supper on Saturday evening, with their skates. Both of them were good skaters and Neale chose Aggie to skate with him in the carnival. Joe Eldred was glad to get Ruth.
Next the grand skating race was talked over; Mevrouw van Gend gladly promised to be present on the occasion. "I shall witness your triumph, Peter," she said, "for you are the fastest skater I ever knew." Peter blushed and gave a slight cough as Carl answered for him. "Ah, mevrouw, he is swift, but all the Broek boys are fine skaters even the rag pickers," and he thought bitterly of poor Hans.
Just as the skaters were moving forward some one detected a figure hurrying down the slope over the snow. "Here comes Dick Prescott!" "Is he going into the race after all?" A lively burst of cheers greeted the freshman as he reached the edge of the ice. Dick looked as cheery and as rosy as ever. No onlooker could see that Prescott's late adventure had injured him in the least.
"I'm coming skating over to this lake every day!" "Well, I guess not every day," spoke Daddy Blake with a smile. "But we'll come as often as we can, for I want you to learn to be good skaters. And besides, there may be snow soon, and that will spoil the ice for us." "Oh, I hope it doesn't snow for a long time," sighed Mab. "So do I!" echoed her brother.
The players, armed with a wooden club, often find the ice a difficulty when rushing after the solid rubber ball. This exhilarating game is known in some parts of the world as "shinty." The Danes are proficient skaters, and of late years an artificial ground for winter sport of all kinds has been made in the Ulvedal, near Copenhagen.
It was a rare thing for these boats to be upon the canal, and their appearance generally caused no little excitement among skaters, especially among the timid; but today every iceboat in the country seemed afloat or rather aslide, and the canal had its full share.
The fact that they were between the skaters and home, and at no great distance from the course they must follow to reach there, was cause for fear. It was almost certain that in some way the keen-scented creatures had learned there was game afoot that night for them, and they were signalling to each other to gather for the feast.
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