"But will you let me go out and see Nicknack as soon as you dig to his stable?" the little boy asked.
"I'll see about it—if the snow isn't too deep," his father replied.
"I want to come, too!" added Janet.
"Well, maybe you can," said Uncle Frank. "We'll see."
Then, after they had had a warm breakfast, the two men started the digging again. Teddy and Janet could not see them because they were so far inside the tunnel. And as the Curlytops could not be out to play they had to amuse themselves as best they could in the house.
Aunt Jo played with them and Trouble. Baby William was the hardest to amuse, as he was very active. He wanted to run about and do everything, and two or three times, when they looked for him, they found he had slipped away and was out in the kitchen, teasing Nora to let him make a cake.
It was well on in the afternoon when there came a stamping and pounding in the back entry.
"Oh, there's daddy and Uncle Frank knocking the snow off their feet!" exclaimed Janet.
"Maybe they've been out to the barn," said her brother.
"And maybe they've brought Nicknack in," added Janet.