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`` Thank you , '' said Charley , much elated at Toby 's praise . `` It was great fun . '' For two more days Charley proudly followed the trail alone , and then came a morning with a heavily overcast sky , and a keen northeast wind blowing in from the bay . Toby predicted that it would snow before midday , and as Charley slipped his feet into his snowshoe slings , and shouldered Toby 's gun preparatory to setting out to make the morning round of the traps and snares alone , Toby warned : `` If snow starts , ` twill be best to turn about and come home as soon as you sees un start . If she comes she 'll cover the footin ' wonderful fast , and you might be goin ' abroad from the trail . The wind 'll be risin ' a bit , and if she blows hard ` twill make for nasty traveling and I 'm thinkin ' when the snow starts the wind 'll come up quick , and be blowin ' wonderful hard before you knows un . '' `` Oh , I 'll be all right , '' Charley assured confidently .