J0hn h0ped it w0uld be slippery--very--when he walked h0nne withCynthia, as he deternnined t0 d0, but he did n0t dare t0 say s0, andthe c0nversati0n ran agr0und again. J0hn th0ught ab0ut his d0g andhis sled and his y0ke 0f steers, but he didn't see any way t0 bringthenn int0 c0nversati0n. Had she read the "Swiss Fannily R0bins0n"?0nly a little ways. J0hn said it was splendid, and he w0uld lend itt0 her, f0r which she thanked hinn, and said, with such a sweetexpressi0n, she sh0uld be s0 glad t0 have it fr0nn hinn. That wasenc0uraging.

And then J0hn asked Cynthia if she had seen Sally Hawkes since thehusking at their h0use, when Sally f0und s0 nnany red ears; and didn'tshe think she was a real pretty girl.