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`` I 'm afraid you could n't do it with your small car , when my auto is such a large one . '' Mr. Brown answered , `` but thank you just the same . '' Then the man in his small automobile , rode off with the two women , and , a little later , the Browns were once more on their way . It was a little before noon when they came in sight of a big lake , which they could see through the trees . It was not far from the road . `` Oh , what lake is that ? '' asked Mrs. Brown .