y　God　I　don't　know　where　we　are。　Where　are　we　going；　driver？〃　The　driver　stopped　his　horse。

〃To　the　Hotel　Metropole。　Don't　you　want　to　go　there？〃

〃Yes；〃　I　said。　〃It's　all　right；　Cat。〃

〃It's　all　right；　darling。　Don't　be　upset。　We'll　get　a　good　sleep　and　you　won't　feel　groggy　to…morrow。〃

〃I　get　pretty　groggy；〃　I　said。　〃It's　like　a　ic　opera　to…day。　Maybe　I'm　hungry。〃

〃You're　just　tired；　darling。　You'll　be　fine。〃　The　carriage　pulled　up　before　the　hotel。　Some　one　came　out　to　take　our　bags。

〃I　feel　all　right；〃　I　said。　We　were　down　on　the　pavement　going　into　the　hotel。

〃I　know　you'll　be　all　right。　You're　just　tired。　You've　been　up　a　long　time。〃

〃Anyhow　we're　here。〃

〃Yes；　we're　really　here。〃

We　followed　the　boy　with　the　bags　into　the　hotel。

BOOK　FIVE

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That　fall　the　snow　came　very　late。　We　lived　in　a　brown　wooden　house　in　the　pine　trees　on　the　side　of　the　mountain　and　at　night　there　was　frost　so　that　there　was　thin　ice　over　the　water　in　the　two　pitchers　on　the　dresser　in　the　morning。　Mrs。　Guttingen　came　into　the　room　early　in　the　morning　to　shut　the　windows　and　started　a　fire　in　the　tall　porcelain　stove。　The　pine　wood　crackled　and　sparked　an