Hesitatingforamoment,Noahloweredhishead,feelingawaveofguiltrisinginhisheart.Afterashortsilence,withthe20dollarsinhispocket,NoahturnedtoLucasandfirmlysaid,"Wecan't.MrsWilliamstreatsuswell,andwemustfinish!"Lucashadnochoicebuttopickuphisshovelagain,andtheywentbacktowork.Bitterlycoldastheweatherwas,theboyskeptcleaningwiththeirhandsnumbandtheirfacesred.Afewhourswitnessedtheirhardwork,andshovelfulbyshovelful,thedrivewaygraduallycleared.NosoonerhadMrsWilliamsteppedoutofthecarthanshenoticedthedrivewaycleared.Asatisfiedsmilespreadacrossherfaceandshepraisedthetwoboys,"Youdidanexcellentjob!".Deeplymovedbytheirhonestandhardwork,sheofferedthemanother20dollarsasatip,andrecommendedthemtootherneighboursinthestreets.WithMrsWilliam'shelp,theboyskeptworkinghere.Afterafewweeksofhardwork,theyfinallysavedenoughmoneytobuytheirfavouritebike.Seeingthebiketheybought,theysmiled.Itwasnotonlyarewardfortheireffort.Thewinterwasfreezing,buttheirheartwasforeverwarmedbythesweetfruitsofhonestwork.
