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"Don't they see our light? " Charlotte asked, eagerly.
"I think perhaps they have seen it," Doctor Churchill answered, "and that's why they were blowing their horns. Probably some of them will start toward us. If they're not stuck, they'll begin to drive this way. I believe the thing to do will be for Charlotte to stay here in the sleigh, keeping the headlight pointed just to the left of that big tree -- I noticed that was where the flash of their fire came -- and for Just and me to start across the fields. I'll turn the horses with their backs to the wind and blanket them. Then -- hold on, I've a better plan. Let's make a fire of our own. That will insure Charlotte's keeping warm."